newt (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *newt*:
NOUN	animal	newt, triton	small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

newt > pronunciation
Sounds	nuw't
Rhymes	absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt...

English > *newt*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia.
Synonym	triton
Member of	Salamandridae, family Salamandridae	salamanders
Narrower	Pacific newt	Any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America
	common newt, Triturus vulgaris	small semiaquatic salamander
	eft	A newt in its terrestrial / terrestrial stage / stage of development
	red eft, Notophthalmus viridescens	Red terrestrial / terrestrial form of a common North American newt
Broader	salamander	Any of various typically terrestrial / terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
Spanish	salamandra acuática, tritón
Catalan	tritó

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