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Meanings of amphibia in English

Russian
земноводные
Portuguese
anfíbios
Catalan
amfibi
Spanish
amphibia
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Class of tetrapods, whose living forms include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians.

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        земноводные

        The class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians.

              Usage of amphibia in English
              1
              The first aquatic creatures were succeeded by the amphibia, the reptiles.
              Astronomy for Amateurs
              2
              The amphibia were now definitely ousted from their position of dominance.
              The Story of Evolution
              3
              But they are partly lost in the amphibia, and entirely in the higher Vertebrates.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
              4
              This is very clearly shown by the comparative ontogeny of the fishes and amphibia.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
              5
              Then come the amphibia, which include the toads, frogs, etc.
              A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga: The Yoga of Wisdom
              6
              We can, therefore, understand the gap in the record between the amphibia and the reptiles.
              The Story of Evolution
              7
              These amphibia increase in variety in the Permian epoch.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
              8
              Again, we find the neurenteric canal in just the same form and situation in the amphibia.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
              9
              We find in the Carboniferous period fossilised remains of five-toed amphibia, the oldest terrestrial, air-breathing vertebrates.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
              10
              Several distinguished zoologists classed them with the amphibia, though most now associate them with the fishes.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
              11
              We may begin with that of the amphibia.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
              12
              The amphibia and reptiles also pass into their modern types, after a period of generous expansion.
              The Story of Evolution
              13
              But in most other features they approach nearer to the fishes, and are inferior to the amphibia.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
              14
              Their origin is not clear, as the intermediate forms between them and the amphibia are not found.
              The Story of Evolution
              15
              From their structure we gather that they sprang from at least two different branches of the amphibia.
              The Story of Evolution
              16
              It was first observed in the ovum of the amphibia by Rusconi, and so called the Rusconian cavity.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
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              Translations for amphibia
              Portuguese
              anfíbios
              Catalan
              amfibi
              Amphibia through the time
              Amphibia across language varieties
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