Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hellbender"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hellbender \Hell"bend`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis
horrida} or {Menopoma Alleghaniensis}). It is very voracious
and very tenacious of life. Also called {alligator}, and
{water dog}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hellbender
n : large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn:
{mud puppy}, {Cryptobranchus alleganiensis}]
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