How to Use amphibian in a Sentence

amphibian

noun

• These invasive amphibians secrete toxins from their skin, killing pets and other predators that eat them.
  — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 17 June 2024
• But the California amphibians are once again in the line of fire and another rescue mission could be in the cards.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
• And salamanders, a kind of nocturnal amphibian, are the unequivocal stars.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
• The team spotted the amphibian on its rock near a stream.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
• The fungus is killing off amphibians all over the world.
  — Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 13 July 2019
• The good feelings stretch back to the Aztecs, who named the amphibian after Xolotl, the god of monsters.
  — Sarah E. Needleman and Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2022
• The amphibians are a subspecies of frog (all toads are frogs; not all frogs are toads).
  — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Many amphibians, such as frogs, are slimy, but snakes aren’t.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
• In fact, many reptiles have this trait, as well as some amphibians and fish.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024
• The thinking has been that if fish and amphibians can do it, maybe humans can too.
  — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2017
• Across 92 tracks, the sonorous amphibians strike up all manner of din: chirps, croaks, barks, chirrups, beeps, honks, buzzes, squawks, blips, whines, and grunts.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2023
• On a rural spread in the south of France, the kids climb trees, jump for joy and examine insects and amphibians.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
• The concept of victimhood is to Bran as the concept of a glacier is to a jungle-dwelling amphibian.
  — New York Times, 17 May 2022
• In the tick’s case, they are set upon by a host of species, such as birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.
  — Dave Taft, New York Times, 8 June 2017
• Kids and caregivers will learn about reptiles and amphibians at this free event.
  — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2017
• The school has a collection of lizards, snakes and amphibians students are learning to care for.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
• To keep them from drying out, most amphibians will lay their eggs in water.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2023
• On the day Alexa visited, Michelle Koo took her to her favorite room - the amphibians and reptiles.
  — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
• The amphibian has a wide, gentle smile, which encourages the author to smile even when things get tough.
  — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2020
• The amphibian is able to dodge his pursuer by cleverly hiding in a snail shell until the snake gives up the hunt.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
• And Prince Naveen has also been turned into an amphibian by an evil force!
  — Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
• To survive, ticks must eat the blood of mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians.
  — Susan Scutti, CNN, 23 May 2017
• Wood frogs, which exist from the Brooks Range all the way south to Georgia, are the only amphibians in northern Alaska.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2019
• Zooming in on amphibians: Which is the smallest vertebrate in the world?
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
• Spring peepers, wood frogs, gray tree frogs, and other amphibians head to these vernal pools and call out for mates.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 17 Apr. 2018
• The amphibians star in a series of easy readers first published in the 1970s by author Arnold Lobel.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• While conducting track work in the park, the rangers stopped their vehicle to avoid a snake and noticed the colossal amphibian.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023
• Pack a lunch to enjoy on the rocky shoreline, while watching the dragonflies and amphibians skim the water.
  — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2018
• The release of the southern mountain yellow-legged frogs on Aug. 29 and 30 capped a trademark breeding process at the zoo, where the eggs of the rare amphibian are pampered and hatched.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
• Everyone's favorite green amphibian took some time out of his busy schedule to chat with EW about his turn on the show.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024