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Definition of California newt
1. Noun. Newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat.
Lexicographical Neighbors of California Newt
Literary usage of California newt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"The "water dog," properly California newt, is a reddish lizard-like creature
which frequents streams or their banks and is helpful in the destruction of ..."
2. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1914)
"MILLS, MASTER JOHN, New York City: 1 Painted Turtle, 1 California newt. MILLWARD,
RUSSELL HASTINGS, Belize, British Honduras, CA: 3 Golden Agoutis, ..."
3. The Probable Infinity of Nature and Life: Three Essays by William Emerson Ritter (1918)
"... compelled to recognize that there is no other phenomenon in all the world more
marvelous than this? In studying the life habits of the California newt ..."