adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Capable of operating on both land and water; amphibious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Having two natures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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noun
An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, typically living both on land and in water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: amphibium
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Broader terms: batrachomorph
noun
A vehicle which can operate on both land and water.
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noun
A person with two distinct characters, qualities or identities.
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Usage: uncommon
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adjective
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: amphibious
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noun
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: vertebrate, craniate
Narrower terms: Hynerpeton bassetti, Ichyostega, urodele, caudate, salamander, frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian, caecilian, blindworm, labyrinthodont
noun
an airplane designed to take off and land on water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: amphibious aircraft
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Broader terms: airplane, aeroplane, plane
noun
a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: amphibious vehicle
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Broader terms: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
Narrower terms: swamp buggy, marsh buggy
History
Learned borrowing from Latin amphibius [from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)] + -an.
Across languages
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