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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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