newt: Meaning and Definition of

newt

Pronunciation: (nt, nyt), [key]
— n.
  1. any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, esp. those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
  2. any of various other small salamanders.
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