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Recent Examples of amphibian
The sapo concho is the Puerto Rican crested toad, an endangered amphibian native to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Island.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
But for an amphibian, this is a highly unusual and evolutionarily creative solution.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
My goal was to spot something rare—without assistance—among the 610 bird species and more than 700 different species of fish, mammal, reptile, and amphibian in Yasuní.
—Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
The Pokémon character Wooper is also thought to be inspired by the amphibian.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
But for an amphibian, this is a highly unusual and evolutionarily creative solution.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
My goal was to spot something rare—without assistance—among the 610 bird species and more than 700 different species of fish, mammal, reptile, and amphibian in Yasuní.
—Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
The Pokémon character Wooper is also thought to be inspired by the amphibian.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphibian
Noun
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Schieffer argues the water in front of his property is a public seaplane base.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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While in Tavares, stop by BTW (which stands for burgers, tacos, waffles) for a hearty lunch before or after your seaplane ride.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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The modeling agent paid $20 at a thrift store for his reversible bomber style.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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An experimental United States bomber went so high into the substratosphere after eclipse pictures Sunday that its four motors left a wake of frozen exhaust in the sky.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Scaling up from a small model to a full-sized quadrotor biplane is much riskier, so the team is building an exact digital replica first.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The image shows him in aviator’s garb with a biplane flying overhead.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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But the jet's second crew member had remained missing in Iran's mountainous terrain, armed with only a handgun to defend himself, sparking an intense search operation involving dozens of American commandos and several dozen warplanes and helicopters, U.S. officials told CBS News.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Journal added some 100 special operations forces, and dozens of U.S. warplanes and helicopters were used.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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“Amphibian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphibian. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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