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Newt

Newt Meaning & Definition
Newt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Newt?

[n] small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and North Asia

Synonyms | Synonyms for Newt: triton

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See Also | common newt | eft | family Salamandridae | Notophthalmus viridescens | Pacific newt | red eft | salamander | Salamandridae | Triturus vulgaris

Newt In Webster's Dictionary

\Newt\, n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. {Eft}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt ({Triton cristatus}) and the smooth newt ({Lophinus punctatus}). In America, {Diemictylus viridescens} is one of the most abundant species.

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