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: any of various small salamanders (family Salamandridae) that are usually semiaquatic as adults
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Intense fires that historically happened once in generations are now so commonplace that a humble California newt, which typically lives for 10 to 20 years, may have already lived through multiple blazes.
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Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
The two women take a few moments to examine and then document the newt before the next vehicle speeds by.
—Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
The two elders stand together over a blender and cast a spell:
Eye of newt, toe of frog, wing of bat, tongue of dog.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Now, new research suggests that the toxic tango between the rough-skinned newt and its serpent predator may have a third participant: bacteria living on the newt’s skin, according to a new study published in the journal eLife.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2020
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Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
The two women take a few moments to examine and then document the newt before the next vehicle speeds by.
—Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
The two elders stand together over a blender and cast a spell:
Eye of newt, toe of frog, wing of bat, tongue of dog.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Now, new research suggests that the toxic tango between the rough-skinned newt and its serpent predator may have a third participant: bacteria living on the newt’s skin, according to a new study published in the journal eLife.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2020
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“Newt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newt. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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: any of various small salamanders that live mostly in water
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