Sāl'a-mān'der, n.
(110), n. [Fr. salamandre, Sp., Pg., It., & Lat. salamandra, Gr. σαλαμάνδρα, Skr. salamandala, Per. samander, samandel.] 1. (Zool.) A genus of batrachian reptiles having some affinities with lizards, but more with frogs. The salamanders have an elongated body, four feet, and a long tail, which gives them the general form of lizards, but they have all the characters of batrachians. The vulgar story that the salamander is able to endure fire, is a mistake. I have maintained that salamander of yours with fire any time this two and thirty years. Shak.
- A pouched rat (Geomys pinetis), found in Georgia and Florida.
- A circular iron plate used for culinary purposes; also, a large poker. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Salamander safe, a particular kind of fire-proof iron safe. [U. S.]—Salamander's hair or wool (Min.), a species of asbestos or mineral flax. [Obs.]
