Amazonian
adjective
Am·a·zo·nian
ˌa-mə-ˈzō-nē-ən 
-nyən
1
: relating to, resembling, or befitting an Amazon or an amazon
2
: of or relating to the Amazon River or its valley
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Yes, Tom gave an Amazonian tree frog a Japanese name, which explains an awful lot about Tom.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Through interviews with the family, members of the Indigenous community and military search teams as well as elders from Colombia’s Amazonian communities, Forty Days in the Jungle recounts the story in the words of its complex young characters.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
Yes, Tom gave an Amazonian tree frog a Japanese name, which explains an awful lot about Tom.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Amazonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Amazonian. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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Amazonian
adjective
Am·a·zo·nian
ˌam-ə-ˈzō-nē-ən
-ˈzō-nyən
1
: of or resembling an Amazon
2
: of or relating to the Amazon River or its valley
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