"Salamis" is a plural form of the word "salamander." It refers to a group of amphibians that have long bodies, short legs, and can typically live both in water and on land. Full definition
Day 4: Two Chocolate Chunk Pancake Muffins, a skewer of salami slices, fresh cut carrot sticks, and grapes. (babygaga.com)
Held at London's Saatchi Gallery, it featured several rooms devoted to food and drink: one with 1,000 oysters, another with salamis hanging from the ceiling (as styled by a «food artist»). (telegraph.co.uk)
But Osborne's preferred approach of salami slicing the welfare budget, rather than addressing its underlying causes, will not raise significant sums either. (newstatesman.com)