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Ambystoma tigrinum

Ambystoma tigrinum

9.9
A large salamander from North America with dark body and yellowish tiger-like markings
  • noun
  • /æmˈbɪstəˌmoʊ təˈɡrɪnəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : salamandra tigre
  • The Ambystoma tigrinum is known for its bold, tiger-like markings across its dark body.
  • Ambystoma tigrinum salamander
  • tiger salamander

Examples

  • The Ambystoma tigrinum is often found in wetlands.

  • Have you ever seen an Ambystoma tigrinum in the wild?

  • Many herpetologists regard Ambystoma tigrinum as a model organism for amphibian research.

  • Scientists studied the Ambystoma tigrinum population to monitor environmental changes in the wetland.

  • Many herpetologists regard Ambystoma tigrinum as a model organism for amphibian research.

  • Scientists studied the Ambystoma tigrinum population to monitor environmental changes in the wetland.

  • The Ambystoma tigrinum is known for its bold, tiger-like markings across its dark body.

Synonyms

tiger salamander
vsAmbystoma tigrinum
  • US
7.3

A large North American salamander with yellow spots on dark skin

uses the scientific Latin name rather than the common name

Surface Forms

Ambystoma tigrinum singular
Ambystoma tigrina singular

Morphology

Ambystoma + tigrinum

This is a fully compositional scientific binomial: Ambystoma names the salamander genus and tigrinum is a Latin species epithet meaning 'tiger-like', so together they denote the 'tiger salamander'. If a B1 learner knows the constituent meanings (the genus Ambystoma = a salamander and tigrinum = tiger-like), the overall meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Ambystoma tigrinum comes from the salamander's look. The second word tigrinum means 'tiger-like' because of the bold yellow marks on its dark body, so the name points to its tiger-like look.