<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae</li><li>especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia</li><li>any of various other small salamanders</li></ul><p><strong>Mendacious</strong></p><ul><li>given to deception or falsehood; dishonest</li><li>characterized by a tendency to lie or mislead</li><li>untruthful or deceitful in nature</li></ul>