Newt
[njuːt] or [nut]
Definition
(noun.) small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia.
Typist: Nicholas--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Typist: Morton
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Eft, salamander.
Checker: Quincy
Definition
n. a genus of amphibious animals like small lizards.
Typed by Borg
Examples
- A newt in a pond does exactly the same thing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The amphibia (frogs, newts, tritons, etc. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were amphibia like gigantic newts and salamanders, and even primitive reptiles in these swamps. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had newts, snails, and frogs--the two latter delicacies are still highly esteemed in Normandy and Brittany. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Colin