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salamanders
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Definitions ofsalamanders
1noun
- A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
- A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
- A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
- A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
Example: "The chef first put the steak under the salamander to sear the outside."
- The pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States.
- A large poker.
- Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
- Portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
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