Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire-bellied newt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: fire--bel-lied newt
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of Asian newt of the genus Cynops.

Example Sentences

"Even later, around 29 million years ago, some salamandrids reached Asia, and they in turn gave rise to the fire-bellied newts, paddle-tailed newts, and other Asian types."

Inflected Forms

fire-bellied newts (plural)

Questions

What does fire-bellied newt mean?: Any species of Asian newt of the genus Cynops.

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