Amphiuma \Am`phi*u"ma\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*[=u]"m[.a]), n. (Zool.)
A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States,
having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two
persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Amphiuma \Am`phi*u"ma\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*[=u]"m[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States,
having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two
persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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