Amphibian

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  • noun. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to amphibia in any sense; specifically, pertaining to the class Amphibia. See amphibious, 2.
  • noun. An animal of the class Amphibia.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the Amphibia.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the Amphibia.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having two natures.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the Amphibia.
  • noun. 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.
  • adjective. Of or relating to the amphibians Amphibia.
  • adjective. Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. 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
  • adjective. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
  • noun. an airplane designed to take off and land on water