Definition of California newt

1. Noun. Newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat.

Exact synonyms: Taricha Torosa
Generic synonyms: Pacific Newt

Lexicographical Neighbors of California Newt

California dandelion
California dewberries
California dewberry
California encephalitis
California false morel
California fern
California four o'clock
California fuchsia
California holly
California lady's slipper
California laurel
California laurels
California live oak
California newt (current term)
California nutmeg
California olive
California pitcher plant
California pompano
California poppies
California poppy
California privet
California psychological inventory test
California quail
California redbud
California redwood
California roll
California rolls
California romero

Literary usage of California newt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"The "water dog," properly California newt, is a reddish lizard-like creature which frequents streams or their banks and is helpful in the destruction of ..."

2. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1914)
"MILLS, MASTER JOHN, New York City: 1 Painted Turtle, 1 California newt. MILLWARD, RUSSELL HASTINGS, Belize, British Honduras, CA: 3 Golden Agoutis, ..."

3. The Probable Infinity of Nature and Life: Three Essays by William Emerson Ritter (1918)
"... compelled to recognize that there is no other phenomenon in all the world more marvelous than this? In studying the life habits of the California newt ..."

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