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proteid
pro·te·id [ prṓtee id ] (plural pro·te·ids)


noun 
Definition:
 
salamander retaining larval form: a salamander such as a mud puppy that retains its larval form as an adult. Family Proteidae.
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Proteus, after Proteus]
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