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Meanings of amphibian in English

Portuguese
anfíbio
Catalan
vehicle amfibi
Wikidata

A flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water.

anfíbio
Portuguese
anfíbio

Relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia.

Related terms
anfíbio
Catalan
avió amfibi

An airplane designed to take off and land on water.

avió amfibi
Synonyms
Examples for "amphibious aircraft"
Examples for "amphibious aircraft"
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Revenue in Bombardier's aerospace unit, which makes business, commercial and amphibious aircraft, jumped 53 percent to $2.3 billion.
Reuters
2
Under the preliminary deal worth an estimated $1.65 billion, ShinMaywa Industries 7224.T would supply amphibious aircraft to India's military.
Reuters
Usage of amphibian in English
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This contribution almost triples the number of currently reported amphibian antimicrobial peptides.
Pubmed
2
However, according to Hayes, chytrid is only the most apparent amphibian affliction.
Wired
3
To help bolster its numbers this amphibian is being bred in captivity.
BBC
4
He spoke to Bryan about why amphibian conservation is important in Norwich.
Radio NZ
5
Such extreme antimicrobial peptide diversity in a single amphibian species is amazing.
Pubmed
6
This is the first report of the substance from amphibian skin secretions.
BBC
7
There is an amphibian, though, that deviates wildly from the reproductive norm.
Wired
8
Browning gives us a delicious sense of being amphibian as we swim.
Among the Forces
9
This dapper little amphibian doesn't just walk into the breeding season unarmed.
Wired
10
Clearly, it was amphibian and probably adapted to long airless hibernation-periods as well.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
11
Many common pesticides and herbicides have also been linked to amphibian immune malfunction.
Wired
12
This was just like the tyrannosaur-anotherclassic example of an amphibian visual cortex.
Jurassic Park
13
His eyes are set disturbingly far apart; he looks like a watchful amphibian.
The new yorker
14
An American researcher has discovered the world's only known monogomous amphibian.
Radio NZ
15
The Air Force is about to enter the early Carboniferous, or amphibian, state.
The new yorker
16
It also weakens amphibian immune systems, leaving the fragile creatures vulnerable to disease.
Wired
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Translations for amphibian
Portuguese
anfíbio
Amphibian through the time
Amphibian across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common