siredon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Sīrēdones, alternative form of Sīrēnes (“the Sirens”) from Ancient Greek Σειρηδώνες (Seirēdṓnes) plural of Σειρηδών (Seirēdṓn) alternative form of Σειρήν (Seirḗn, “Siren”).
Noun
editsiredon (plural siredons or siredones)
- (zoology, obsolete) A larval or neotenic salamander (e.g. the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum).