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Definition: newt
newt
n : small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of
North America and Europe and northern Asia [syn:
triton]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Newt
Newt
\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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