newt
A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
Related words
- newtling
- newtish
- newtly
- alpine newt
- great crested newt
- newtlike
- pissed as a newt
- California newt
- dragonewt
- fire-bellied newt
- paddle-tailed newt
- Iberian ribbed newt
Word history
From Old English "efete" (lizard; newt).
Where this comes from
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