Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great crested newt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: great crest-ed newt
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A newt, Triturus cristatus, found in parts of Europe and Asia.

Example Sentences

"Speaking of fences, it can be frustrating to our engineers trying to do their jobs that all the dormice and great crested newts appear to be on our side of the boundary."

Inflected Forms

great crested newts (plural)

Synonyms

northern crested newt warty newt

Questions

What does great crested newt mean?: A newt, Triturus cristatus, found in parts of Europe and Asia.

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