cryptobranchus alleganiensis

1. 1.

   large salamander of North American rivers and streams

   Synonymshellbendermud puppy

   Broadersalamander

   Part ofCryptobranchus

Questions about cryptobranchus alleganiensis

What does cryptobranchus alleganiensis mean?

cryptobranchus alleganiensis means "large salamander of North American rivers and streams".

What is another word for cryptobranchus alleganiensis?

Close synonyms include hellbender, mud puppy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cryptobranchus alleganiensis a common word?

cryptobranchus alleganiensis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.