English - Pronunciation
- enPR: ăm'fĭb"ĭ-ən, IPA(key): /æmˈfɪbɪən/
English - Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιον (amphíbion), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)
English - Adjective
amphibian (comparative more amphibian, superlative most amphibian)
English - Noun
- An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
- A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Batrachia
- batrachian
- batrachofauna
- Labyrinthodontia (extinct)
- Lepospondyli (extinct)
- Lissamphibia
- Salientia
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English - See Also
- Appendix: Animals
- amphibole
- amphibology
- amphiboly
- batrachology
- herpetology (amphibiology, reptiliology)