paddle-tailed newt

English

Noun

paddle-tailed newt (plural paddle-tailed newts)

  1. Any species of Chinese newt of the genus Pachytriton.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 35:
      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.
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