necturus

necturus: nec·tu·rus nek-'t(y)u̇r-əs n

1) cap a genus of large No. American gilled aquatic salamanders (family Proteidae) which are used as laboratory animals

2) pl -ri -.rī or -rus·es a salamander of the genus Necturus

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Nec·tu·rus (nek-tuґrəs) a genus of salamanders having large external gills; employed in physiologic research.

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