mudpuppy

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mudpuppy

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From mud + puppy, because of its barking sound.

noun mudpuppies · mud puppy

An aquatic salamander of the family Proteidae.
Similar: menobranchus, waterdog

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noun salamander

Español	necturo, perro de agua
Русский	американский протей amerikanskij protej

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@misc{mudpuppy_2026,
  title = {mudpuppy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mudpuppy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}