Amphibian

Word AMPHIBIAN
Character 9
Hyphenation am phib i an
Pronunciations /æmˈfɪbɪən/

Definitions and meanings of "Amphibian"

What do we mean by amphibian?

Any of various cold-blooded, usually smooth-skinned vertebrates of the class Amphibia, characteristically hatching as an aquatic larva with gills and then transforming into an adult having air-breathing lungs. Frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians are amphibians. noun

An animal capable of living both on land and in water. noun

An aircraft that can take off and land on either land or water. noun

A tracked or wheeled vehicle that can operate both on land and in water. noun

Of or pertaining to amphibia in any sense; specifically, pertaining to the class Amphibia. See amphibious, 2.

An animal of the class Amphibia. noun

Of or pertaining to the Amphibia. adjective

One of the Amphibia. noun

Having two natures. adjective

Pertaining to the Amphibia. adjective

An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water. noun

A vehicle which can operate on land and water. noun

Of or relating to the amphibians Amphibia. adjective

Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious. adjective

A flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water noun

Cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form noun

Relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia adjective

An airplane designed to take off and land on water 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"

Synonyms and Antonyms for Amphibian

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The word "amphibian" in example sentences

The word amphibian comes from the Greek amphibios meaning "both lives". ❋ Unknown (2008)

"As you erudite people well know, the word amphibian comes from the Greek amphi and bios, meaning to live a double life. ❋ Robbins, Tom (1994)

Moore says what's unique about this Australian amphibian is its way of breeding. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Colombia is one of the world’s richest countries in amphibian diversity with more than 583 species. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These sorts of inductions can occur in amphibian creatures simply by placing the animals in water that has been previously used by their predators! ❋ Unknown (2006)

A black, non-troglomorphic amphibian from the karst of Slovenia: Proteus anguinus parkelj n. ssp. ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

But they say decades of data show only that some correlation exists between rising air temperatures and Latin American amphibian extinctions-and that data are well short of proving causation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The name amphibian is derived from the Ancient Greek word 'amphibios' meaning living a dual life.

And these planes are properly called amphibian planes because they can land and take off both from the sea and the land, as they have these special landing gear which retract into the body of the aircraft. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The amphibian was a mass of muscle, so wide that the mind made the creature shorter than it was. ❋ Moore, Vance (2001)

As a disease known as amphibian chytrid fungus continues to wipe out amphibian species worldwide, frogs in Panama are finding a safe haven in a seemingly unlikely spot-between the metal walls of shipping containers once used to transport ice cream, strawberries, coffee beans, flowers and pharmaceuticals. ❋ PhysOrg Team (2010)

Corinne Diserens, the Swiss director of the museum in Bolzano, in the mountainous north-east of Italy, was dismissed after months of controversy over the bright green, bug-eyed amphibian, which is nailed to a cross and holds a frothing mug of beer and an egg. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And is there any greater difference between the forms with which we are familiar and them than there is between us and the crawling amphibian which is our remote ancestor? ❋ Unknown (2004)

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