Definitions
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- noun Any of several large eastern North American aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, especially N. maculosus, that have feathery dark red external gills.
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- noun An
aquatic salamander of thefamily Proteidae.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Veteran East Texas anglers long have relied on the waterdog or mudpuppy, which is the larval form of an aquatic salamander to haul in lunker largemouth bass, and crawfish, which love rocky structure, are the No. 1 live bait for smallmouths no matter where you are.
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Yes | No | Report from mudpuppy wrote 1 week 17 hours ago
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Yes | No | Report from mudpuppy wrote 1 week 17 hours ago
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Yes | No | Report from lukem wrote 49 weeks 19 hours ago caught a mudpuppy in wisconsin once
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The animal in question is no puzzle; it's a mudpuppy.
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Yes | No | Report from lukem wrote 49 weeks 19 hours ago caught a mudpuppy in wisconsin once
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Yes | No | Report from mudpuppy wrote 5 days 3 hours ago
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The Mudpuppies are a family of aquatic salamanders.
The mudpuppy family, Proteidae, is divided into two genera - the mudpuppies proper, Necturus with six North American species, and Proteus with one European species. They represent an ancient group, dating from the time of the dinosaurs.
In contrast to more familiar amphibians such as frogs, mudpuppies never lose their gills during maturation from the tadpole into the adult stage-- beneficial since they will spend their entire lives underwater.
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February 11, 2008