salamander

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a small animal that looks like a lizard but has soft skin and lives both on land and in water

a piece of kitchen equipment with which food can be heated at a very high temperature from above, used especially in the kitchens of restaurants:

Cook the steak under the salamander.

The salamander grill gives off an intense heat.

a small amphibian (= animal that lives in water and on land) that has a long, narrow body, four short legs, a long tail, and soft, wet skin