- plural of amphibian.
amphibians
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Amphibian is also used to describe things such as vehicles that can operate both on land and in the water.
Amphibians were the first land-dwelling animals to evolve.
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Working with the Zoological Society of London, WWF tracks nearly 36,000 populations of almost 6,000 species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Backshall studied at Canterbury Christ Church, carrying out research into venoms from amphibians, and later received an honorary doctorate from the university.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The same fragility may also mean that many extinct reptiles and amphibians have disappeared from the fossil record entirely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
By determining where particular amphibians were present or absent, researchers can reconstruct environmental changes at a more local scale.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Maria also began looking closely at reptiles and amphibians, whose metamorphosis was little understood.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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