Ambystoma mexicanum
- noun
- /æmˈbɪstəˌmoʊ məˈksɪkənʌm/
- Specialized
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Ambystoma mexicanum
- Unlike most salamanders, the Ambystoma mexicanum usually retains its gills and aquatic lifestyle throughout its life.
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The Ambystoma mexicanum is an important model organism in scientific research due to its ability to regenerate limbs.
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The Ambystoma mexicanum is often referred to as the axolotl.
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Conservationists are working to protect the endangered Ambystoma mexicanum in its native Mexican lakes.
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Did you know that the Ambystoma mexicanum can regenerate its limbs?
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Scientists study the Ambystoma mexicanum to learn more about regeneration and aquatic life.
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The Ambystoma mexicanum, often called the axolotl, is known for its unique ability to live in water all its life.
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Efforts are underway to preserve the Ambystoma mexicanum in its natural habitat to prevent extinction.
Synonyms
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A type of salamander that lives in water, keeps its young form, and can regrow lost limbs
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ambystoma + mexicanum
The form is a taxonomic binomial combining the genus name Ambystoma with the Latin epithet 'mexicanum' (suggesting ‘from Mexico’), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a Mexican species of Ambystoma (a salamander). However, specific encyclopedic details in the provided definition (the common name axolotl and its neotenic lifecycle) are specialized and not derivable from the parts alone, so the relation is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Ambystoma mexicanum comes from the group name Ambystoma, for certain salamanders, and mexicanum, which shows it is 'from Mexico'. It names the lake salamander that keeps its feathery gills like a young animal and is commonly called the 'axolotl'.