newt

3 definitions found

newt - 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]

newt - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  newt
      n 1: small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of
           North America and Europe and northern Asia [syn: newt,
           triton]

newt - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  NEWT
         NeWS Terminal, "NeWT"