mud puppy

1. 1.

   aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills

   SynonymsNecturus maculosus

   Broadersalamander

   Part ofNecturus
2. 2.

   large salamander of North American rivers and streams

   SynonymshellbenderCryptobranchus alleganiensis

   Broadersalamander

   Part ofCryptobranchus
3. 3.

   larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing

   SynonymsaxolotlAmbystoma mexicanum

   Broaderambystomid

Questions about mud puppy

What does mud puppy mean?

mud puppy means "aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for mud puppy?

Close synonyms include Necturus maculosus, hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum. 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 mud puppy a common word?

mud puppy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.