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axolotl

ax·o·lotl [ áksə lòtt'l ] (plural ax·o·lotls or ax·o·lotl)


noun 
Definition:
 
aquatic salamander: a salamander that lives in water and often retains its external gills as an adult. Native to: Mexico, western United States.  Genus Ambystoma.

[Late 18th century. < Nahuatl < atl "water" + xolotl "servant"]
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