axolotl

基本解釋

The axolotl, also known as the "water monster" and the "Mexican walking fish," was a key part of Aztec legend and diet.
這是美西螈,也被稱作“水怪”或者“會行走的墨西哥魚”。它是阿茲塔克傳說及飲食的一個重要部分。
It’s also possible that the axolotl’s mechanisms are different from other salamanders.
也可能美西螈的機理不同于其他種類的蠑螈。
These fish are near extinction due the lack in numbers and a the Asian Carp being introduced to the waters, which have tken a liking to Axolotl babies.
這些魚由于數量貧乏并且因為將亞洲鯉魚引入到該水域而接近滅絕。亞洲鯉魚嗜好幼小的蠑螈。
Bodies might find it easier to accept cells that have been only partially reprogrammed, like those in the axolotl’s blastema, than embryonic or fully reprogrammed cells.
與胚胎細胞或者完全基因重組的細胞相比，身體可能更容易接受經過部分基因重組的像美西螈芽基里那些細胞一樣的細胞。
The long-standing International Union for Conservation of Nature includes the axolotl on its annual Red List of threatened species, while researchers say it could disappear in just five years.
但是，這些一尺長的蠑螈遭受了湖區(qū)居住者排污水和水質惡化的影響，科學家們正在極力挽救，使之逃脫滅絕的噩夢。

a small animal that lives in water and looks like a fish with four legs. An axolotl is a type of amphibian (= an animal that usually lives both on land and in water) but it only lives in water.