Amphibia
[æm'fibiә]
Definition
(noun.) the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians.
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Definition
(n. pl.) One of the classes of vertebrates.
(pl. ) of Amphibium
Inputed by Chris
Definition
n.pl. animals capable of living both under water and on land.—n. Amphib′ian.—adj. Amphib′ious.
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Examples
- There were no big land beasts at all; wallowing amphibia and primitive reptiles were the very highest creatures that life had so far produced. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The amphibia (frogs, newts, tritons, etc. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So too did the first-known step of our own ancestry upon land, the amphibia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were amphibia like gigantic newts and salamanders, and even primitive reptiles in these swamps. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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