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
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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012