Amphibian
[æm'fɪbɪən]
Definition
(noun.) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form.
(noun.) an airplane designed to take off and land on water.
(noun.) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water.
Inputed by Bertha--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles.
(n.) One of the Amphibia.
Typed by Lisa
Examples
- It is as interesting to the political student, therefore, as a carboniferous amphibian or an _arch?opteryx_ to the student of zoological development. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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