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Definition of: newt
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(nt, nyt) noun
One of various small, semiaquatic, salamander–like amphibians, chiefly of the genus Triturus. [Earlier ewt, evet, OE efete; in ME an ewt was taken as a newt]
(From 3 1/2 to 20 inches in length, varying with the species)
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