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Definition of Newt

1. Noun. Small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia.

Definition of Newt

1. 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.

Definition of Newt

1. a small salamander [n -S]

Medical Definition of Newt

1. 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. Origin: OE. Ewt, evete, AS. Efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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