n.1 Zool. any tailed newtlike amphibian of the order Urodela, esp. the genus Salamandra, once thought able to endure fire.
2 a mythical lizard-like creature credited with this property.
3 US GOPHER(1) 1.
4 an elemental spirit living in fire.
5 a red-hot iron used for lighting pipes, gunpowder, etc.
6 a metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it.
Derivatives:
salamandrian adj. salamandrine adj. salamandroid adj. & n. (in sense 1).
Etymology: ME f. OF salamandre f. L salamandra f. Gk salamandra