Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

california newt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: cal-i-for-ni-a newt
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Taricha torosa, a species of newt, endemic to California, whose skin produces tetrodotoxin.

Inflected Forms

California newts (plural)

Synonyms

orange-bellied newt taricha torosa

Questions

What does california newt mean?: Taricha torosa, a species of newt, endemic to California, whose skin produces tetrodotoxin.

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