Definition of Amphibian in English :

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Amphibian meaning in English

Meaning of Amphibian in English

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Amphibian pronunciation in English

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Amphibian

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Noun

1. amphibian, amphibious vehicle

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

2. amphibian, amphibious aircraft

an airplane designed to take off and land on water

3. amphibian

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

Adjective

4. amphibian, amphibious

relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Amphibian

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noun
1. 
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, typically living on land but breeding in water. Their aquatic larvae (tadpoles) undergo metamorphosis into the adult form. The class includes the newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians
2. 
a type of aircraft able to land and take off from both water and land
3. 
any vehicle able to travel on both water and land
adjective
4.  another word for amphibious
5. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the class Amphibia

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Amphibian

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noun
1. 
any of a class (Amphibia) of coldblooded, scaleless vertebrates, consisting of frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians, that usually begin life in the water as tadpoles with gills and later develop lungs
2. 
any amphibious animal or plant
3. 
any aircraft that can take off from and come down on either land or water
4. 
a tank or other vehicle that can travel on either land or water
adjective
5. 
of amphibians
6. 
amphibious

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Amphibian

see synonyms of amphibian
n.
1. 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.
2. An animal capable of living both on land and in water.
3. An aircraft that can take off and land on either land or water.
4. A tracked or wheeled vehicle that can operate both on land and in water.

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