*They have a double life. * They have moist and scaleless skin. * Glands in skin that secrete mucus., which helps the skin keep moist. * Water and gases can pass through the amphibian skin easily, which allows the amphibians to breathe through their skin.
Definition: to grow and flourish. Synonyms: grow, thrive, rise, blossom, bloom, develop, flourish, sprout, proliferate, swell, increase. Antonyms: diminish, decrease, shrink. Tips: To burgeon means to grow or to produce new growth. Burgeon was originally used when discussing growth in nature, such as burgeoning (blossoming, sprouting) plant life. The verb burgeon and its related adjective burgeoning are often used in business and commerce to describe growth in the marketplace. Usage Examples: The buds I planted last fall will burgeon into beautiful flowers come spring.
James Sturgeon in Wraithis is recorded in 1611, and Adam Sturgeone was heir of Clement Sturgeoun of Wraithes in 1636 (Retours, Kirkcudbright, 102,213). Margaret Sturgeon appears in Over Carntorsk in 1677 (Kirkcudbright), and Agnes Sturgeon was examined for the Test in Tinwald in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 434).