NEWT


Meaning of NEWT in English

newt /njuːt $ nuːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: an ewt , mistaken for a newt ; ewt 'newt' from Old English efete ]

a small animal with a long body, short legs, and a tail, which lives partly in water and partly on land

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