salamandrine adjective & noun. [salǝ'mandrɪn] E18.
[from Latin salamandra SALAMANDER noun + -INE¹.]
A. adjective.
1. Capable of living in or enduring fire. E18.

2. Zoology. Of, pertaining to, or designating a urodele amphibian, esp. of the family Salamandridae or the subfamily Salamandrinae. M19.
b. noun.
1. A spirit supposed to live in fire. L18.

2. = SALAMANDER noun 1b. L19.

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