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newt

1. any of various small semiaquatic urodele amphibians, such as Triturus vulgaris (common newt) of Europe, having a long slender body and tail and short feeble legs
2. Chiefly Brit any other urodele amphibian, including the salamanders
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newt

[nüt]
(vertebrate zoology)
Any of the small, semiaquatic salamanders of the genus Triturus in the family Salamandridae; all have an aquatic larval stage.
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Colleagues at Katharine's central London office crowded round to see the two-inch newt and filmed it.
To date, the frequency and types of injuries observed in European newts have not been analyzed.
"Dear Friend," began a six-page letter, signed, Newt Gingrich.
About 200 of the newts are believed to be traded each year.
In Britain, the habitat of the Great Crested Newt has diminished due to land development pressure from population growth.
When the class bully, Mike, taunts Newt by calling him a gimp, a new girl confronts him.
The tips of the newt's ribs then stick outside its body, like exposed spines.
The newts are living close to a pond near the development and Natural England said they are in danger of being killed.
His team already knew that a compound in newts known as Prod 1 can provide a road map for cell regrowth.
Newt Gingrich doesn't always leave the other woman at home.
* The new Newt: hasn't abandoned a wife while she was recuperating from cancer surgery since the first one.
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