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mudpuppy

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mud·puppy also mud pup·py  (mdpp)
n. pl. mud·pup·pies also mud pup·pies
1. Any of several large North American salamanders of the genus Necturus, especially N. maculosus, that live in damp regions and have conspicuous clusters of dark red external gills. Also called water dog.
2. See hellbender.


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The ales originate from Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland and included Mudpuppy, a well balanced copper-coloured bitter, Flying Herbert which is brewed in Pinchinthorpe and the delightfully named Old Buffer.
Some people mistake the similar looking mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) for the hellbender.
Then there's Dozey Dawg, Old Dog Bitter, Old Faithful, Sheepdog (from Northumberland Brewery), Hound Dog, Chase Your Tail, Colley's Dog, Collie Wobble, Bow Wow, Black Dog Freddy, A Bit'a Ruff, Dog Daze, Dog's Int' Barrel, Norwich Terrier, Wet Nose, Top Dog Stout, Mutts Nuts, Mudpuppy, Madog Ale, Headless Dog, Hot Dog, Mutleys Mongrel, Yorkshire Terrier and the tell-tale sign of a winter walk, Piddle In The Snow.
 
 
 
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