Which the Definition/Meaning of amphibian in categoryENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* enPR: ăm'fĭb"ĭ-ən, IPA(key): /æmˈfɪbɪən/
- enPR: ăm'fĭb"ĭ-ən, IPA(key): /æmˈfɪbɪən/
Which the Definition/Meaning of amphibian in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
From Ancient Greek _ἀμφίβιον_ (amphíbion), from _ἀμφί_ (amphí, “of both kinds”) + _βίος_ (bíos, “life”)
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιον (amphíbion), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)
Which the Definition/Meaning of amphibian in categoryENGLISH - ADJECTIVE
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AMPHIBIAN (_comparative_ MORE AMPHIBIAN, _superlative_ MOST AMPHIBIAN)
* (obsolete) Having two natures.
* Pertaining to the Amphibia.
amphibian (comparative more amphibian, superlative most amphibian)
Which the Definition/Meaning of amphibian in categoryENGLISH - NOUN
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AMPHIBIAN (_plural_ AMPHIBIANS)
* 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
* Animalia
* Chordata
* Tetrapoda
HYPONYMS
* Batrachia
* batrachian
* batrachofauna
* Labyrinthodontia (_extinct_)
* Lepospondyli (_extinct_)
* Lissamphibia
Anura
Caudata
Gymnophiona
* Salientia
RELATED TERMS
* Amphibia
* amphibiology
* amphibiotic
* amphibious
* amphibius
TRANSLATIONS
- 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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Which the Definition/Meaning of amphibian in categoryENGLISH - SEE ALSO
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English - See Also
* Appendix: Animals
* amphibole
* amphibology
* amphiboly
* batrachology
* herpetology (amphibiology, reptiliology)
- Appendix: Animals
- amphibole
- amphibology
- amphiboly
- batrachology
- herpetology (amphibiology, reptiliology)
