amphibian
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Marine amphibian fossils were first uncovered in Australia during expeditions in the 1960s and 1970s.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Edwardian author Kenneth Grahame's story of boating, caravanning and picnicking and the hi-jinks of a cross-dressing amphibian is also an ode to the English landscape.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Their projections suggest there could be as many as 115,000 fish species and 41,000 amphibian species, compared with about 42,000 fish and 9,000 amphibians currently described.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
Among these is the wood frog, a Canadian amphibian that freezes solid for eight months of the year.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025
I make a drawing of the inside of the frog, with all its curlicues and bulbs, its tiny lungs, its cold-blooded amphibian heart.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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