waterdogs
Mudpuppies and relatives
Waterdogs are aquatic salamanders, especially the mudpuppy and related species that retain their feathery external gills throughout life.
The term also applies to any person comfortable in water—a strong swimmer, someone who works on boats, or a child who won't leave the pool: My nephew's a real waterdog; he'd stay in the lake all day if we let him.
Permanently aquatic salamander
- axolotlPermanently larval salamander
- newtSmall aquatic salamander
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- gilledHaving respiratory slits
neoteny · larvae · tadpole · metamorphosis · ectothermic · herpetology · caudata · siren
Non-saline aquatic environment
- streamSteady continuous flow
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- pondSmall still body
wetlands · muddy · bottom-dwelling · underwater · riparian · sediment · rocky · creek
Aquatic respiratory organs
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- tailRear animal appendage
- finsSwimming appendages
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
spotted · mottled · limbs · snout · lungs · mucus · coloration · camouflage
Feeding on animal flesh
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- preyAnimal being hunted
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
- crayfishFreshwater pinching crustacean
snails · insects · larvae · foraging · scavenging · invertebrates · opportunistic · mollusks
mudpuppy
Permanently aquatic salamander
- axolotlPermanently larval salamander
- newtSmall aquatic salamander
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
gilled · neoteny · larvae · tadpole · metamorphosis · ectothermic · herpetology · caudata · siren · vertebrate
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
pond · wetlands · muddy · bottom-dwelling · underwater · riparian · sediment · rocky · creek · murky
gills
Aquatic respiratory organs
slimy · spotted · mottled · limbs · snout · lungs · mucus · coloration · camouflage · elongated
carnivorous
Feeding on animal flesh
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- preyAnimal being hunted
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
crayfish · snails · insects · larvae · foraging · scavenging · invertebrates · opportunistic · mollusks · crustaceans
swimmer
One who moves through water
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- childPerson before puberty
- beachSandy waterside margin
diving · splashing · paddling · fearless · outdoorsy · playful
waterdogslandlubbers
Non-seafaring people, derisively
drowners · hydrophobes · desert rats · greenhorns · sinkers