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newt

 (no͞ot, nyo͞ot)
n.
Any of several small, often brightly colored, aquatic or semiaquatic salamanders of the family Salamandridae of North America and Eurasia that typically breed in water but spend part of their lives on land.

[Middle English neute, from a neute, alteration of an eute, variant of evete, from Old English efete.]
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newt

(njuːt)
n
1. (Animals) any of various small semiaquatic urodele amphibians, such as Triturus vulgaris (common newt) of Europe, having a long slender body and tail and short feeble legs
2. (Animals) chiefly Brit any other urodele amphibian, including the salamanders
[C15: from a newt, a mistaken division of an ewt; ewt, from Old English eveta eft1]
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newt

(nut, nyut)

n.
any of several brilliantly colored, semiaquatic salamanders of the worldwide family Salamandridae, esp. those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus.
[1375–1425; late Middle English newte, for ewte (the phrase an ewte being taken as a newte)]
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newt

(no͞ot)
Any of several small salamanders that live both on land and in the water. The water-dwelling species have smooth skin, while the land-dwelling species have rough skin.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.newt - small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asianewt - small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
common newt, Triturus vulgaris - small semiaquatic salamander
Notophthalmus viridescens, red eft - red terrestrial form of a common North American newt
Pacific newt - any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America
eft - a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
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Translations
سَمَنْدَلُ الْـمَاءِسَمَنْدَل الماء: حَيوان بَرْمائي
čolekmlok
salamander
MolchWassermolch
τρίτων
tritón
vesilisko
triton
daždevnjak
tarajos gõte
kambsalamandra
salamandratritone
イモリ
영원
tritonas
tritons
watersalamander
salamander
traszkatryton
salamandratritão
тритон
mlok
vattenödla
semendersu kelerisu kertenkelesi
con sa giông
蝾螈

newt

[njuːt] Ntritón m
see also pissed
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newt

[ˈnjuːt] n (= animal) → triton mNew Testament n
the New Testament → le Nouveau Testamentnew town n (British)ville f nouvellenew wave
nnouvelle vague f
the new wave of satirical comedy → la nouvelle vague de la comédie satirique
modif [cinema] → nouvelle vague; [music] → new wave
new wave music → la musique new waveNew World n
the New World → le Nouveau MondeNew Year n
(= festival) → nouvel an m
Happy New Year! → Bonne année!
to wish sb a happy New Year → souhaiter la bonne année à qn
to celebrate New Year → fêter le nouvel an
the New Year → le nouvel an
He returned home each year to celebrate Christmas and the New Year with his family → Il revenait à la maison chaque année pour fêter Noël et le nouvel an en famille.
The restaurant was closed over the New Year → Le restaurant était fermé pour le nouvel an.
(= next year) in the New Year → au début de l'année prochaineNew Year resolution New Year's resolution nrésolution f pour la nouvelle année
She made a New Year's resolution to get fit → Comme résolution pour la nouvelle année, elle avait décidé d'entretenir sa forme.New Year's n (US) (= day) → jour m de l'an (= eve) → Saint-Sylvestre fNew Year's Day njour m de l'an, premier m de l'an
I always spend New Year's Day with the family → Je passe toujours le jour de l'an or le premier de l'an en famille.
on New Year's Day → le jour de l'an, le premier de l'an
on New Year's Day in 2002 → le premier de l'an 2002New Year's Eve nSaint-Sylvestre f
on New Year's Eve → le soir de la Saint-Sylvestre New Year's Eve partyNew Year's Eve party nréveillon m de la Saint-SylvestreNew York [ˌnjuːˈjɔːrk] nNew YorkNew Yorker [ˌnjuːˈjɔːrr] nNew-Yorkais(e) m/f
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newt

nWassermolch m; as pissed as a newt (Brit inf) → voll wie eine Strandhaubitze (inf), → stockbesoffen (inf)
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newt

[njuːt] ntritone m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

newt

(njuːt) noun
a type of small animal which lives on land and in water.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

newt

سَمَنْدَلُ الْـمَاءِ mlok salamander Wassermolch τρίτων tritón vesilisko triton daždevnjak salamandra イモリ 영원 watersalamander salamander tryton salamandra, tritão тритон vattenödla สัตว์ประเภทจิ้งจกอาศัยได้ทั้งบนบกและในน้ำ su keleri con sa giông 蝾螈
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Eastern newt adult.--Adult eastern newts (N = 50) were collected near Madison, Indiana, separated by sex, and housed in 37 L aquaria in groups of approximately ten individuals.
While newts from the western US possess the highest concentrations of TTX, the Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) also possesses this potent toxin [9].
A backyard wild kingdom can reveal itself in many ways: the harvest palette of fall foliage; fields of eye-popping wildflowers; the stream-song of falling water; an electric orange eastern newt; the subtle and varied greens of mosses and ferns; and the cardinal's burst of red against a snow-covered scene.
If the Bsal pathogen slips into North America, such widespread species as the Eastern newt could prove disastrously susceptible, said Ana Longo of the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.
Caption: Top: The rugged terrain of the Lost Coast protects the study site, just 10 miles inland, from maritime influence.; bottom: As a child, Best thrilled at finding red efts, the bright orange juvenile stage of the Eastern newt.
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (eastern newt) was less abundant than the other salamanders collected.
The present study showed that the Eastern Newt is a potentially useful model for future studies in this field.
tigrinum), southern toad (Bufo terrestris), eastern narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis), eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) and southern leopard frog (Rana utricularia).
North America's six species are equally split among Pacific newts and Eastern newts.
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