salamander vs newt

newt vs salamander

salamander and newt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salamander	Yes	No	No	No
newt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, newt is a hyponym of salamander; that is, newt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than salamander:

salamander: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
newt: small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

Other hyponyms of salamander include European fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra, fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa, spotted salamander, alpine salamander, Salamandra atra, triton, ambystomid, ambystomid salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender, mud puppy, giant salamander, Megalobatrachus maximus, olm, Proteus anguinus, mud puppy, Necturus maculosus, dicamptodon, dicamptodontid, Dicamptodon ensatus, Pacific giant salamander, olympic salamander, Rhyacotriton olympicus, lungless salamander, plethodont, eastern red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus, Plethodon vehiculum, western red-backed salamander, dusky salamander, climbing salamander, slender salamander, worm salamander, web-toed salamander, amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake, siren.

salamander (noun)	newt (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

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