amphibian

Example Sentences

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For decades, people have been extracting the milky white goo from these amphibians which live throughout the American Southwest and vaporizing it to get one of the most intense psychedelic experiences known to humans.

From Salon

And now, perhaps: baby-eating cannibal, according to new research into the parental habits of these giant amphibians.

From New York Times

Where once a wetland of reeds, birds, fish and amphibians thrived, there are now dairy farms, human waste sites and farm fields operating on the bottom of the desiccated lake.

From Los Angeles Times

Then come the insects, the Franklin’s bumblebee and the Bozdagh grasshopper in turn, then the spiders, the fish, the reptiles, the amphibians, the frogs, 17 kinds in all.

From New York Times

Insect and amphibian noises dominate the image, but tiny, thin rising and falling lines in lighter blue at the bottom of the picture show a barred owl hooting.

From Washington Post