amphibian (noun)

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• amphibian — ► NOUN 1) a cold blooded animal with an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage, e.g. a frog, toad, or newt. 2) an aircraft or vehicle that can operate on land and on water. ORIGIN Greek amphibion, from amphi both + bios life …   English terms dictionary

• amphibian — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek amphibion amphibious being, from neuter of amphibios Date: 1835 1. an amphibious organism; especially any of a class (Amphibia) of cold blooded vertebrates (as frogs, toads, or salamanders) intermediate in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• amphibian — (adj.) 1630s, having two modes of existence, of doubtful nature, from Gk. amphibia, neuter plural of amphibios living a double life, from amphi of both kinds (see AMPHI (Cf. amphi )) + bios life (see BIO (Cf. bio )). Formerly used by zoologists… …   Etymology dictionary

• amphibian — noun (C) an animal that can live on both land and water …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• amphibian family — noun any family of amphibians • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Salamandridae, ↑family Salamandridae, ↑Ambystomatidae, ↑family Ambystomatidae, ↑Cryptobranchidae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• amphibian genus — noun any genus of amphibians • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Hynerpeton, ↑genus Hynerpeton, ↑genus Ichthyostega, ↑Salamandra, ↑genus Salamandra, ↑Triturus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• amphibian — UK [æmˈfɪbɪən] / US noun [countable] Word forms amphibian : singular amphibian plural amphibians 1) biology an animal such as a frog or toad that lives mainly on land, but produces its eggs and develops into its adult form in water 2) a vehicle… …   English dictionary

• amphibian — [am fɪbɪən] noun Zoology a cold blooded vertebrate animal of a class (Amphibia) that comprises the frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians, distinguished by an aquatic gill breathing larval stage followed by a terrestrial lung breathing… …   English new terms dictionary

• amphibian — 1. adjective /ˈæmˌfɪbɪən/ Pertaining to the Amphibia. 2. noun /ˈæmˌfɪbɪən/ a) An animal of the Amphibia; any four legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water. b) A vehicle which can operate …   Wiktionary

• amphibian — am|phib|i|an [ æm fıbiən ] noun count 1. ) an animal such as a FROG or a TURTLE that can live both in water and on land 2. ) a vehicle or aircraft that can operate both on water and on land …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• amphibian — [æmˈfɪbiən] noun [C] an animal that can live both in water and on land …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English