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great crested newts

great crested newts is the plural of great crested newt.

Meaning of great crested newt

Noun

great crested newt (plural great crested newts)

  1. A newt, Triturus cristatus, found in parts of Europe and Asia.
    • Speaking of fences, it can be frustrating to our engineers trying to do their jobs that all the dormice and great crested newts appear to be on our side of the boundary.2025 October 1, Dr Neil Strong, “Managing linesides”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 15
    Synonyms:
    northern crested newt, warty newt

Questions about great crested newts

What is great crested newts the plural of?
Great crested newts is the plural of great crested newt.

Words near great crested newts in the dictionary

  1. Great Coxwell
  2. great crest
  3. great crested grebe
  4. great crested grebes
  5. great crested newt
  6. great crested newts
  7. great crests
  8. Great Croatia
  9. great cry and little wool
  10. great cubicuboctahedra
  11. great cubicuboctahedron

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