smooth newt

smooth newt
noun
: a common European newt (Triturus vulgaris) — called also spotted newt

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n. a small yellowish-brown smooth-skinned newt that is widely distributed throughout Europe and western Asia. Triturus vulgaris, family Salamandridae

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  • Lophinus punctatus — Newt Newt, n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. {Eft}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt ({Triton cristatus}) and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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