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fire-bellied newt

fire-bellied newt noun: any species of Asian newt of the genus Cynops.

Noun

fire-bellied newt (plural fire-bellied newts)

  1. Any species of Asian newt of the genus Cynops.
    • Even later, around 29 million years ago, some salamandrids reached Asia, and they in turn gave rise to the fire-bellied newts, paddle-tailed newts, and other Asian types.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 35

Forms of fire-bellied newt

pluralfire-bellied newts

Questions about fire-bellied newt

What does fire-bellied newt mean?
Fire-bellied newt means any species of Asian newt of the genus Cynops.
What part of speech is fire-bellied newt?
Fire-bellied newt is a noun.
What is the plural of fire-bellied newt?
The plural of fire-bellied newt is fire-bellied newts.

Words near fire-bellied newt in the dictionary

  1. fire whirls
  2. fire worship
  3. fire-bath
  4. fire-baths
  5. fire-bellied
  6. fire-bellied newt
  7. fire-bellied newts
  8. fire-bellied toad
  9. fire-bellied toads
  10. fire-blight
  11. fire-board

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