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newt Definition

newt (no̵̅o̅t, nyo̵̅o̅t)

noun

any of various small salamanders (family Salamandridae) that can live both on land and in water

Etymology: ME neute < (a)n eute < OE efeta, eft

newt Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: There is a pond and wildlife area which attracts various species including crested newts.
  • find: We then moved to the garden pond and found newts of many types and a huge Great Diving Beetle.
  • protect: The endangered and protected great crested newts had made the abandoned holiday camp their home.
  • breed: Outside the breeding season newts live on land in moist damp areas.
  • have: Are we really going to allow our council to let ponds be filled in that have rare newts in ( Northgate Village )?
  • catch: As a youngster I used catch newts in the dike.

Noun used with modifier

  • adult: Newts spend much of their year on land, however, toward the end of winter adult newts return to water to breed.

Adjective modifier

  • crested: Great crested newts are best suited to ponds which are slightly alkaline.
  • palmate: Smooth and palmate newts rarely live beyond around five years.
  • great-crested: The common also has a number of ponds, some of which contain the Nationally protected Great-crested newt.
  • smooth: Huge sums are spent on roads, many planned with b 10 e smooth newts thrive.
  • great: Great crested newts are best suited to ponds which are slightly alkaline.
  • male: Just the tail of a male newt sticks out from the jelly.

Modifies a noun

  • triturus: The site is located in eastern Montgomeryshire at the center of the Welsh distribution of great crested newt Triturus cristatus.
  • cristatus: The site is located in eastern Montgomeryshire at the center of the Welsh distribution of great crested newt Triturus cristatus.
  • gingrich: Which cost the to believe today newt gingrich has a company can.
  • tadpole: The newt tadpole looks more like the adult form, unlike frog or toad juveniles which do not.
  • pond: Note: the destruction of great crested newt ponds is an offense without a license.
  • egg: Goldfish are carnivorous and will also eat newts eggs, dragonfly larvae and anything else that moves!

Preposition: in

  • pond: His farm is home to a designated county wildlife site due to the presence of great crested newts in a pond.