Amphiuma
- noun
- /æmˈfjuːmə/
- Specialized
- The Amphiuma genus includes species with reduced limbs and elongated bodies.
Examples
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The Amphiuma is often found in slow-moving waters.
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Look at that Amphiuma swimming gracefully!
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An Amphiuma can survive for long periods without food during droughts.
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Researchers studied the habitat preferences of the Amphiuma in southern wetlands.
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Researchers studied the habitat preferences of the Amphiuma in southern wetlands.
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The Amphiuma genus includes species with reduced limbs and elongated bodies.
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The Amphiuma is often found in slow-moving waters.
Synonyms
A long thin water animal like an eel with tiny legs that lives in muddy pools in the southern US
A thin water animal that looks like an eel and has two pairs of legs that lives in muddy water
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amphiuma comes from the Greek prefix amphi- meaning 'both' and is related to the common word amphibian. A helpful way to remember it is that an Amphiuma is an eel-like salamander that lives in water and can also survive on land, so the name fits its 'both' life.
