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Calamander wood
Calamander wood Cal"a*man`der wood (k[a^]l"[.a]*m[a^]n`d[~e]r w[oo^]d`). A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros qu[ae]sita. Called also Coromandel wood.
Giant salamander
Giant Gi"ant, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son. Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax. Giant clam (Zo["o]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water. Giant heron (Zo["o]l.), a very large African heron (Ardeomega goliath). It is the largest heron known. Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole. Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin. Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds. Giant salamander (Zo["o]l.), a very large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. Giant squid (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.
Hemisalamandra cristata
Triton Tri"ton, n. [L., fr. Gr.?.] (Gr. Myth.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell. Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. --Wordsworth. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander.
Monothalaman
Monothalaman Mon`o*thal"a*man, n. [See Monothalamous.] (Zo["o]l.) A foraminifer having but one chamber.
Salamandrina
Salamandrina Sal`a*man*dri"na, n.; pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of Urodela, comprising salamanders.
Salamandrine
Salamandrine Sal`a*man"drine, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring fire. --Addison.
Salamandroid
Salamandroid Sal`a*man"droid, a. [Salamander + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to the salamanders.
Salamandroidea
Salamandroidea Sal`a*man*droi"de*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of Amphibia including the Salamanders and allied groups; the Urodela.

Meaning of Alaman from wikipedia

- Look up alaman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alaman or Alamán may refer to: Alaman, Gilan, a village in Gilan Province, Iran Alaman, Golestan, a...
- Lucas Ignacio Alamán y Escalada (Guanajuato, New Spain, 18 October 1792 – Mexico City, Mexico, 2 June 1853) was a Mexican scientist, conservative statesman...
- Bravo's return to the capital, the Executive named new ministers: Lucas Alamán to Interior and Exterior Relations, Francisco de Arrillaga to the Treasury...
- distance up to 50 km. Being the most prestigious and difficult type of baige, Alaman Baige was the main part of large national festivals and funeral. Contests...
- Iturbide and the Empire of Maximilian." Nonetheless monarchists such as Lucas Alaman continued to hope that monarchy was a viable solution to Mexico's political...
- The Duchy of Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman; Dutch-spelling: Pakoe-alaman) is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta...
- who also contributed to Lucas Alaman's monarchist newspapers El Tiempo and El Universal. After Nájera's death, Alaman would write a biographical essay...
- The Alemanni or Alamanni were a confederation of Germanic tribes on the Upper Rhine River during the first millennium. First mentioned by C****ius Dio in...
- Alaman (Persian: الامن, also Romanized as Alāman; also known as Elāyen and Ţalāben) is a village in Estarabad Rural District, Kamalan District, Aliabad...
- Rafael Pacchiano Alamán (born 4 November 1975) is a Mexican politician from the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico who is the current Secretary of Environment...