Mudpuppy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several large North American salamanders of the genus Necturus, especially N. maculosus, that live in damp regions and have conspicuous clusters of dark red external gills. Also called water dog.
  • n. See hellbender.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An aquatic salamander of the family Proteidae.
  • Word Usage
    "Veteran East Texas anglers long have relied on the waterdog or mudpuppy, which is the larval form of an aquatic salamander to haul in lunker largemouth bass, and crawfish, which love rocky structure, are the No. 1 live bait for smallmouths no matter where you are."