NEWT

newt, triton

(noun) small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

newt (plural newts)

A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.

Synonyms

• ask/askard (dialectal)

• eft (usually refers to the terrestrial phase of a newt)

• salamander

Anagrams

• went

Source: Wiktionary


Newt, n. Etym: [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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