noun
- a small salamander, especially the terrestrial stage of a newt
Usage: common in North America and Europe
Examples
- The child found a tiny red eft under a log in the forest.
- Efts are often spotted crossing roads during rainy spring days.
- The eft's bright coloring warns predators that it is toxic.
- Unlike aquatic newts, efts live on land for several years.
- We observed an eft slowly making its way through the leaf litter.