Effet \Ef"fet\, n. [See {Eft}, n.] (Zo["o]l.) The common newt; -- called also {asker}, {eft}, {evat}, and {ewt}. Evet \Ev"et\, n. [See {Eft}, n.] (Zo["o]l.) The common newt or eft. In America often applied to several species of aquatic salamanders. [Written also {evat}.]