amphibians

[ (am-fib-ee-uhnz) ]

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Vertebrate animals, such as frogs, that live part of their life cycle in the water and the other part on land.

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Amphibian is also used to describe things such as vehicles that can operate both on land and in the water.

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Amphibians were the first land-dwelling animals to evolve.

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How to use amphibians in a sentence

Over the next decade, the RETs wreaked havoc on the ecosystem, eating ducklings, small water birds, and other amphibians.
How the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Inadvertently Caused an Environmental Crisis|Alex Suskind|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some resemble insects, while others look like crustaceans, amphibians, and sharks and move fluidly.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ Is a Total Blast|Marlow Stern|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As for the creatures of the deep, the reptiles and amphibians, most of them were dead.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam
Most amphibians undergo a complete metamorphosis, or change of form, the young being unlike the adults.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

Reptiles always breathe by means of lungs, differing in this respect from the amphibians.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
Of vertebrates, we may find the bones and teeth of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology|J. E. Marr
This is one of the most abundant, or at least conspicuous, amphibians inhabiting the forest.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala|William E. Duellman

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