newt
nounUK /njuːt/
US /nuːt/
A newt is a small animal that looks like a lizard and lives near water.
We found a tiny newt under a wet rock by the pond.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. An eft, the young or land-dwelling stage of a newt.
The orange eft on the path is a young newt.
3. A small lizard-like creature kept as a pet in a terrarium.
She keeps a newt in a tank with moss and shallow water.
4. In British slang, a person who is small or insignificant.
Don't mind him, he's just a little newt.