salamander vs newt
salamander
Definitions
noun
- fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
- reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
- any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
Examples
The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period.
The dusky salamander lives in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and likes to stay at home.
Many species of the salamander genus Bolitoglossa are arboreal (tree living), rather than typically terrestrial, and their feet are modified for climbing on smooth surfaces.
newt
Definitions
noun
- small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
Examples
Frogs and newts have already been attracted to three new natural spring ponds at Abbey Meads School.
A study by Conservation International, an American organisation, found that nearly a third of frogs, toads, newts and other amphibian species were likely to disappear within 100 years.
A newton has a mass unit of kilograms and an acceleration unit of meters squared per second.
