salamander
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noun
1. a
newtlike
amphibian
that typically has
bright
marking
s, and that once was thought to be able to
endure
fire
.
〘動〙 サンショウウオ
Order
Urodela
: four families, in particular
Salamandridae
, and numerous species, including the
fire salamander
.
2. a
mythical
lizardlike
creature
said to
live
in
fire
or to be able to
withstand
its
effect
s.
ヒトカゲ〘火の中に住むという伝説の動物〙
an
elemental
spirit
living
in fire
.
火の精
3. a
metal
plate
heat
ed and placed over
food
to
brown
it.
耐熱[火]用の道具; (料理用の)焼き鉄板
a
space-heater
, usually
fuel
ed by
propane
.
4.
archaic
a
red-hot
iron
or
poker
.
DERIVATIVES
salamandrine
|ˌsaləˈmandrən| adjective
ORIGIN
Middle English
(in salamander (sense 2) ): from
Old French
salamandre
, via
Latin
from
Greek
salamandra
. Sense 1 dates from the early
17th century
.