单词 | water newt |
释义 | > as lemmaswater newt water newt n. now rare = newt n. [Compare earlier water-eft n.] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > family Salamandridae (newts) > newt > aquatic water-eft1605 cordyl1608 water lizard1608 water newt1667 1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 223 The sixth are Experiments Medicinal, and Anatomical; as of..killing Water-Newts, Toads, and Sloworms with several Salts. 1768 G. White Let. 18 June in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 49 The salamandra aquatica of Ray (the water-newt or eft) will frequently bite at the angler's bait. 1858 J. G. Wood Common Objects of Country iv. 48 Two species of these creatures are found in this country, the common Water-Newt and the Smooth Newt. 2012 L. Banks Princess & Outlaw iv. 77 She had the concentration of a water newt. < as lemmas |
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