How to pronounce“salamander”in English
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There’s this fungus called Bsal, which is believed to have originated in Asia. It spreads in water and erodes the salamander’s skin, which they use for breathing and excreting toxins. For many species of salamanders, when
they get this fungus they die. So, how could a fungus like Bsal travel all the way across the world to the US? Asian salamanders are colorful, so they’re imported
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Definitions of “salamander”
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
“[…]and most plainly Pierius, whose words in his hieroglyphicks are these: "Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience that it is so far from quenching hot coals, that it dyeth immediately therein."”
A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
““Not a chance, Ranger,” Bob Mason was speaking. “This little cuss is a salamander. He's been travelling through fire all day and there isn't a blister on him. …””
To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.
“When cold, sprinkle the custard thickly with sugar and salamander it.”
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