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paddle-tailed newts

paddle-tailed newts is the plural of paddle-tailed newt.

Meaning of paddle-tailed newt

Noun

paddle-tailed newt (plural paddle-tailed newts)

  1. Any species of Chinese newt of the genus Pachytriton.
    • 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

Questions about paddle-tailed newts

What is paddle-tailed newts the plural of?
Paddle-tailed newts is the plural of paddle-tailed newt.

Words near paddle-tailed newts in the dictionary

  1. paddle-outs
  2. paddle-staff
  3. paddle-staffs
  4. paddle-staves
  5. paddle-tailed newt
  6. paddle-tailed newts
  7. paddleability
  8. paddleable
  9. paddleball
  10. paddleballs
  11. paddleboard

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