newt

noun

1. small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

   noun.animal

   Synonyms triton

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (<i>Triton cristatus</i>) and the smooth newt (<i>Lophinus punctatus</i>). In America, <i>Diemictylus viridescens</i> is one of the most abundant species.

   noun

   Source: webster1913