Si*re"don (?), n. [NL., from Gr.
&?;&?;&?; a siren.] (Zoöl.) The larval form of any
salamander while it still has external gills; especially, one of those
which, like the axolotl (Amblystoma Mexicanum), sometimes lay
eggs while in this larval state, but which under more favorable
conditions lose their gills and become normal salamanders. See also
Axolotl.
Si*re"don (?), n. [NL., from Gr.
&?;&?;&?; a siren.] (Zoöl.) The larval form of any
salamander while it still has external gills; especially, one of those
which, like the axolotl (Amblystoma Mexicanum), sometimes lay
eggs while in this larval state, but which under more favorable
conditions lose their gills and become normal salamanders. See also
Axolotl.