Definitions for: Newt


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: triton

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

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