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   salamander

   /ˈsaləmandə/

   noun

   • 1. a lizard-like amphibian with an elongated body and tail and short limbs, once thought able to endure fire.
   • 2. a mythical lizard-like creature said to live in fire or to be able to withstand its effects.
   • ▪ an elemental spirit living in fire.
   • 3. a metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it.
   • 4. a red-hot iron or poker. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in salamander (sense 2)): from Old French salamandre, via Latin from Greek salamandra. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. salamandrian adjective
   • 2. salamandrine adjective

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