axolotl
noun
ax·o·lotl
ˈak-sə-ˌlä-tᵊl 
: any of several salamanders (genus Ambystoma especially A. mexicanum and A. tigrinum) of mountain lakes of Mexico and the western U.S. that ordinarily live and breed in the larval form without metamorphosing
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Each bottle is painted with one of six native Mexican species—the axolotl, jaguar, monarch butterfly, dwarf jay, Tamaulipas owl, or Mexican wolf that are assigned randomly for each purchase—houses an extra añejo that rests for three years in both new American and European oak.
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Photograph: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University The axolotl seems like something out of science fiction.
—Anna Lagos, Wired News, 17 June 2025
In other words, an injured axolotl hand knows not to grow into an arm partly because the enzyme, called CYP26B1, blocks the regeneration process from going further, McCusker explained.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
When adding too much of the acid, one axolotl grew an extra full limb out of its hand.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Photograph: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University The axolotl seems like something out of science fiction.
—Anna Lagos, Wired News, 17 June 2025
In other words, an injured axolotl hand knows not to grow into an arm partly because the enzyme, called CYP26B1, blocks the regeneration process from going further, McCusker explained.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
When adding too much of the acid, one axolotl grew an extra full limb out of its hand.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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axolotl
noun
ax·o·lotl
ˈak-sə-ˌlät-əl
: any of several salamanders of mountain lakes of Mexico and the western U.S. that ordinarily live and breed while keeping the larval form
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