any of various small salamanders (family Salamandridae) that can live both on land and in water
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(no͞ot, nyo͞ot)
noun
Any of several small, slender, often brightly colored salamanders of the European genus Triturus or the North American genera Notophthalmus and Taricha, living chiefly on land but becoming aquatic during the breeding season.