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Definition of Notophthalmus viridescens
1. Noun. Red terrestrial form of a common North American newt.
Medical Definition of Notophthalmus viridescens
1. A species of newt in the salamandridae family in which the larvae transform into terrestrial eft stage and later into an aquatic adult. They occur from canada to southern united states. Viridescens refers to the greenish colour often found in this species. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Notophthalmus Viridescens
Literary usage of Notophthalmus viridescens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"... the miniatus to the dull or olive of the notophthalmus viridescens, that upon
being thrown into water they struggled to land, but soon returned to the ..."
2. North American Anura: Life-histories of the Anura of Ithaca, New York by Albert Hazen Wright (1914)
"... from the nervous threshing of the females in their successive attempts at
taking a satisfactory position. Then, too, notophthalmus viridescens (the ..."
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