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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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