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amphibian
A cold-blooded vertebrate that spends some time on land but must breed and develop into an adult in water. Frogs, salamanders, and toads are amphibians.
An example of an amphibian.
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amphibian
Four-legged vertebrate (tetrapod) that reproduces only in an aquatic or very moist environment, breathes by means of gills during at least early life, and develops lungs for air breathing; known from Devonian to Recent.
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Reptile and Amphibian Terms
Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Conant; The Easton Press; Norwalk, Connecticut; 1975.
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