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amphibian
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As an adjective, amphibian means of or relating to the class Amphibia. As a noun, it means an animal of the Amphibia.
Meanings of amphibian
8 meaningsadjective
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteHaving two natures.
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.
A flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
Similar: amphibious vehicleAn airplane designed to take off and land on water
Similar: amphibious aircraftCold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult formanimal
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).