eft
Terrestrial juvenile salamander
An eft is a newt, especially in its juvenile terrestrial stage before returning to water as an adult.
The word is now rare outside naturalist contexts, where it typically refers to the bright orange land-dwelling phase of the red-spotted newt: We found an eft under a rotting log.
Tailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
terrestrial · aquatic · cold-blooded · ectotherm · herpetology · caudata · vertebrate · regeneration
Small still body
- streamSteady continuous flow
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
woodland · log · moist · damp · riparian · underbrush · mossy · shaded
Young person or animal
- immatureNot fully developed
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
development · growth · transformation · stage · adult · maturation · transition
Another time around
- afterwardsAt a subsequent time
- soonIn brief time
- subsequentlyOccurring after something else
- thenAt that time
salamander
Tailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
gills · terrestrial · aquatic · cold-blooded · ectotherm · herpetology · caudata · vertebrate · regeneration · molting
pond
Small still body
wetland · woodland · log · moist · damp · riparian · underbrush · mossy · shaded · creek
juvenile
Young person or animal
metamorphosis · development · growth · transformation · stage · adult · maturation · transition
again
Another time around
- afterwardsAt a subsequent time
- soonIn brief time
- subsequentlyOccurring after something else
then · anew · repeatedly