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amphibian

[am-fib-ee-uhn] / æmˈfɪb i ən /
NOUN
cold-blooded vertebrate
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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

Venezuelensis had taken blood from both an amphibian and a human.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 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

How many reptile and amphibian species lived in the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

It is, in fact, an amphibian, which can live in or out of water.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl