AMPHIUMA


Meaning of AMPHIUMA in English

/am'fee yooh"meuh/ , n.

an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet.

[ Amphiuma name of the genus, prob. irreg. formation. See AMPHI-, PNEUMA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .