English
Etymology
From hell + bender, possibly from hell-bent.
Noun
hellbender (plural hellbenders)
- A giant salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) of North America that inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms.
- Synonyms: Allegheny alligator, grampus, menopome, hellbender salamander, lasagna lizard, snot otter, spotted water gecko
- A reckless, headstrong person.
Translations
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, a giant salamander of North America that inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms
- Bulgarian: голям америкнски саламандър m (goljam ameriknski salamandǎr)
- Catalan: salamandra gegant americana f
- German: Schlammteufel m
- Hungarian: mocsári ördög
- Korean: 미국장수도롱뇽 (migukjangsudorongnyong)
- Polish: skrytoskrzel m, diabeł błotny m
- Russian: америка́нская саламандра f (amerikánskaja salamandra)
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