Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spotted_salamander

2 senses of spotted salamander

Sense 1
spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum -- (glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots)
       => ambystomid, ambystomid salamander -- (small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander)

Sense 2
spotted salamander, fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa -- (European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots)
       => salamander -- (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)