·noun 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.
an effet, and so called in Kent. North, The water lizard. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·- Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders; a triton. ...
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