Medical Dictionary

necturus

noun nec·tu·rus \nek-ˈt(y)r-əs\

Medical Definition of NECTURUS

1
capitalized :  a genus of large North American gilled aquatic salamanders (family Proteidae) which are used as laboratory animals
2
plural nec·tu·ri \-ˌrī\ or nec·tu·rus·es :  a salamander of the genus Necturus

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