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amphibian
[ am-fib-ee-uhn ]
noun
- any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial, breathing by lungs and through the moist, glandular skin.
- an amphibious plant.
- an airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water.
- Also called amtrac. a flat-bottomed, armed, military vehicle, equipped with both tracks and a rudder, that can travel either on land or in water, used chiefly for landing assault troops.
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the Amphibia.
amphibian
/ 忙尘藞蹿瑟产瑟蓹苍 /
noun
- any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, typically living on land but breeding in water. Their aquatic larvae (tadpoles) undergo metamorphosis into the adult form. The class includes the newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians
- a type of aircraft able to land and take off from both water and land
- any vehicle able to travel on both water and land
adjective
- another word for amphibious
- of, relating to, or belonging to the class Amphibia
amphibian
- A cold-blooded, smooth-skinned vertebrate of the class Amphibia. Amphibians hatch as aquatic larvae with gills and, in most species, then undergo metamorphosis into four-legged terrestrial adults with lungs for breathing air. The eggs of amphibians are fertilized externally and lack an amnion. Amphibians evolved from lobe-finned fish during the late Devonian Period and include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians.
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍顎卆尘路辫丑颈产顎僫路补苍 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of amphibian1
亚洲网紅露点 History
Example Sentences
One of the world's most endangered amphibians - the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl - has thrived after being released in artificial wetlands, scientists have discovered.
"This is a critical time of year for our native wildlife 鈥 with birds nesting and other animals such as amphibians and reptiles coming out of winter dormancy and starting to breed."
Among these is the wood frog, a Canadian amphibian that freezes solid for eight months of the year.
Or filling in a wetland inhabited by red-legged frogs, California鈥檚 state amphibian also listed as federally threatened.
Amphibian chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease that has affected at least 500 amphibian species, making it one of the most devastating infectious diseases described by science.
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