Salamander vs. Newt

Salamandernoun

A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.

Salamandernoun

(mythology) A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire, hence the elemental being of fire.

Salamandernoun

(heraldry) A heraldic representation of the mythological creature, typically accompanied by flames.

Salamandernoun

(cooking) A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.

Salamandernoun

(cooking) A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain), used in professional cookery primarily for browning.

Salamandernoun

The pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States.

Salamandernoun

A large poker.

Salamandernoun

(metallurgy) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.

Salamanderverb

To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.

Salamandernoun

Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits.

Salamandernoun

The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States.

Salamandernoun

A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.

Salamandernoun

A large poker.

Salamandernoun

Solidified material in a furnace hearth.

Salamandernoun

any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

Salamandernoun

reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

Salamandernoun

fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

Salamander

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All 10 present-day salamander families are grouped together under the order Urodela.

Newtnoun

A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.

Newtnoun

Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.

Newtnoun

small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

Newt

A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft.