Word of the Week 4

Ax∙o∙lotl \ ak-sə-,lä-t^əl \ n:

Any of several salamanders of mountain lakes of Mexico and the western United States that live and breed in larval form without metamorphosing. [1]

Where first seen or heard: Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee

When: May 28^th, 2009

Usage in a sentence: “That axolotl is one cute-looking amphibian.”

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[1] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axolotl