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great crested newt

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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  • Catalan: tritó crestat — Triturus cristatus
  • Dutch: kamsalamander — Triturus cristatus
  • Dutch: grote watersalamander — Triturus cristatus
  • French: triton crêté — Triturus cristatus
  • German: Nördlicher Kammmolch — Triturus cristatus
  • Italian: tritone crestato — Triturus cristatus
  • Russian: гребе́нчатый трито́н (grebénčatyj tritón) — Triturus cristatus
  • Swedish: större vattensalamander — Triturus cristatus
  • Ukrainian: тритон гребінчастий (tryton hrebinčastyj) — Triturus cristatus
  • Welsh: madfall ddŵr gribog — Triturus cristatus