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: any of various small salamanders (family Salamandridae) that are usually semiaquatic as adults
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That newt never had a Grindr hookup; that vole never looked down at the clouds from the window of an airplane.
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its orange-red belly and bright orange tail.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The Apuan Alps are uniquely biodiverse, home to wolves, golden eagles, a rare Alpine newt, and dozens of species of endemic flora.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Intense fires that historically happened once in generations are now so commonplace that a humble California newt, which typically lives for 10 to 20 years, may have already lived through multiple blazes.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its orange-red belly and bright orange tail.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The Apuan Alps are uniquely biodiverse, home to wolves, golden eagles, a rare Alpine newt, and dozens of species of endemic flora.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Intense fires that historically happened once in generations are now so commonplace that a humble California newt, which typically lives for 10 to 20 years, may have already lived through multiple blazes.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Newt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newt. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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: any of various small salamanders that live mostly in water
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