Newt (Noun)
Meaning
Small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The small pond was home to a group of red-bellied newts that had been thriving in the area for years.
- A spotted newt swam rapidly through the shallow water in search of food.
- The brightly colored skin of the eastern newt warned potential predators of its toxicity.
- A young naturalist excitedly spotted a western newt perched on a nearby rock.
- Newts typically live on land for part of their life cycle before returning to the water to breed.