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smooth newt

smooth newt noun: any member of the species Lissotriton vulgaris of newts.

smooth newt: any member of the species Lissotriton vulgaris of newts
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Noun

smooth newt (plural smooth newts)

  1. Any member of the species Lissotriton vulgaris of newts.
    Synonyms:
    European newt, northern smooth newt, common newt, mankeeper

Synonyms of smooth newt

  • European newt
  • northern smooth newt
  • common newt
  • mankeeper

Forms of smooth newt

pluralsmooth newts

Questions about smooth newt

What does smooth newt mean?
Smooth newt means any member of the species Lissotriton vulgaris of newts.
What part of speech is smooth newt?
Smooth newt is a noun.
What is the plural of smooth newt?
The plural of smooth newt is smooth newts.

Words near smooth newt in the dictionary

  1. smooth manifold
  2. smooth manifolds
  3. smooth mudalia
  4. smooth muscle
  5. smooth muscles
  6. smooth newt
  7. smooth newts
  8. smooth operator
  9. smooth operators
  10. smooth out
  11. smooth over

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