noun

• An aquatic giant salamander with grayish skin and a flattened head, native to North America.

  Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, family Cryptobranchidae

  ‘The closest relative of the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders is the hellbender of the eastern US.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Other common predators include minks, otters, raccoons, turtles, hellbenders, fish, some species of birds, and humans.’
  • ‘Living relatives include the Asian giant salamander, which can grow as big as a small human adult, and the smaller hellbender of North America.’
  • ‘It closely resembles the North American hellbender, a salamander with large, flat head that can grow more than 2 feet long.’
  • ‘The hellbender can reach 750 mm.’