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fire salamander

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medium-sized black salamander with yellow spots (Salamandra salamandra), native to Europe, related to the tiger salamander.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spotted salamander, Salamandra maculosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salamander

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: sacavera — Salamandra salamandra
  • Catalan: salamandra comuna — Salamandra salamandra
  • Dutch: vuursalamander — Salamandra salamandra
  • German: Feuersalamander — Salamandra salamandra
  • Ancient Greek: σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra) — Salamandra salamandra
  • Italian: salamandra pezzata — Salamandra salamandra
  • Latvian: plankumainā salamandra — Salamandra salamandra
  • Polish: salamandra plamista — Salamandra salamandra
  • Russian: о́гненная салама́ндра (ógnennaja salamándra) — Salamandra salamandra
  • Russian: пятни́стая салама́ндра (pjatnístaja salamándra) — Salamandra salamandra
  • Russian: обыкнове́нная салама́ндра (obyknovénnaja salamándra) — Salamandra salamandra
  • Swedish: eldsalamander — Salamandra salamandra