Amphibian

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăm'fÄ­b"Ä­-É™n, IPA: /æmˈfɪbɪən/

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιον (amphibion), from ἀμφί (amphi, "of both kinds") + βίος (bios, "life")

Full definition of amphibian

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Having two natures.
2. Pertaining to the Amphibia.

Noun

1. An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
2. 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)
• LissamphibiaAnuraCaudataGymnophiona
• Salientia

Related terms

• Amphibia
• amphibiology
• amphibiotic
• amphibious
• amphibius

Adjective

1. Of or relating to the amphibians Amphibia.
2. Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.

Derived terms

• amphibian helicopter
• amphibian species
• amphibian tank