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newt

[noot, nyoot] / nut, njut /
NOUN
amphibian
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Dagit said they recently found newt egg masses for the first time in years, as well as a few adult newts and many frogs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Instead, he found a smooth newt, which went home with him.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2023

Here in the Pacific Northwest spring, tiger salamanders emerge from their fossorial homes to breed, and the poisonous rough-skinned newt accelerates its activities with the warming sun.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2023

A newt eager to get across a road was assisted by members of the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade in Marin County, Calif.Credit...

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2023

That evening Lavender went to the bottom of the garden determined to catch a newt.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Dagit said they recently found newt egg masses for the first time in years, as well as a few adult newts and many frogs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Possibilities, subject to a public consultation, include badgers and otters as well as frogs, hedgehogs, barn owls and newts.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

Residents objected, arguing the planned flood would destroy a local fish farm and harm several crested newts, which are also protected by law.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

It is held on a Site of Special Scientific Interest at the Waen Rhydd bog, which is home to protected species like newts, frogs, various plants and the odd otter.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2025

Same for newts and spiders, elephants and eagles.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate




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