3 definitions
for newt
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Newt \Newt\, n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an
ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The
common British species are the crested newt ({Triton
cristatus) and the smooth newt ({Lophinus punctatus}). In
America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most
abundant species.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
newt
n : small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of
North America and Europe and northern Asia [syn: triton]
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
NEWT
NeWS Terminal, "NeWT"
