amphibian

am·phib·i·an

 (ăm-fĭb′ē-ən)

n.

1. 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.

2. An animal capable of living both on land and in water.

3. An aircraft that can take off and land on either land or water.

4. A tracked or wheeled vehicle that can operate both on land and in water.

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[From New Latin Amphibia, class name, from Greek, neuter pl. of amphibios, amphibious : amphi-, amphi- + bios, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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amphibian

(æmˈfɪbɪən)

n

1. (Animals) any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, typically living on land but breeding in water. Their aquatic larvae (tadpoles) undergo metamorphosis into the adult form. The class includes the newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians

2. (Aeronautics) a type of aircraft able to land and take off from both water and land

3. (Automotive Engineering) any vehicle able to travel on both water and land

adj

4. (Zoology) another word for amphibious

5. (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the class Amphibia

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am•phib•i•an

(æmˈfɪb i ən)

n.

1. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians, usu. having an aquatic, gill-breathing tadpole stage and later developing lungs.

2. an airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water.

3. a flat-bottomed military vehicle, equipped with both tracks and a rudder for traveling on land or in water.

adj.

4. belonging or pertaining to the class Amphibia.

5. amphibious.

[1630–40; < Latin amphibi(a), neuter pl. of amphibius amphibious + -an¹]

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am·phib·i·an

(ăm-fĭb′ē-ən)

A cold-blooded vertebrate animal having moist skin without scales. Most amphibians lay eggs in water, and their young breathe with gills but develop lungs and breathe air as adults. Amphibians include frogs, toads, and salamanders.

Word History Amphibians are not quite fish and not quite reptiles. Like fish, they spend part of their lives living in water and breathing with gills; like reptiles, they usually spend another part of their lives breathing air with lungs and able to live on land. This double life is also at the root of their name, amphibian, which, like many scientific words, comes from Greek. It is made up of the Greek prefix amphi-, meaning "both" or "double," and the Greek word bios, meaning "life." Both these elements are widely used in other scientific words in English: bios, for example, is also seen in words like biology, antibiotic, and symbiotic.

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reptile, amphibian - A reptile has dry, scaly skin, while an amphibian has moist skin.

See also related terms for reptile.

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amphibian

A small craft, propelled by propellers and wheels or by air cushions for the purpose of moving on both land and water.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	amphibian - a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water amphibious vehicle automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails marsh buggy, swamp buggy - an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body
	2.	amphibian - an airplane designed to take off and land on water amphibious aircraft aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" pontoon - a float supporting a seaplane
	3.	amphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium amphibia, class Amphibia - the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians Hynerpeton bassetti - fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania Ichyostega - early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland urodele, caudate - amphibians that resemble lizards salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species caecilian, blindworm - any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions labyrinthodont - an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia lateral line, lateral line organ - sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
Adj.	1.	amphibian - relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia amphibious

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amphibian

Amphibians

axolotl, bullfrog, caecilian, congo eel or snake, eft, frog or (Caribbean) crapaud, Goliath frog, hairy frog, hellbender, hyla, midwife toad, mud puppy, natterjack, newt or (dialect or archaic) eft, olm, pipa or Surinam toad, Queensland cane toad, salamander, siren, toad or (Caribbean) crapaud, tree frog

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Translations

حَيَوان بَرْمائيطَائِرَة بَرْمائيةعَرَبَة بَرْمائية

obojživelníkobojživelný letounobojživelný vůz

amfibiedyramfibieflyamfibiekøretøjamfibiumpadde

AmphibieAmphibienfahrzeug

αμφίβια

anfibio

sammakkoeläin

amphibieamphibien

amfibijavodozemac

kétéltűkétéltû állatkétéltû jármûkétéltû repülõgép

flugbáturfroskdýrláîs- og lagardÿrsem ferîast/starfar á landi og í vatni

anfibiomezzo anfibio

amfibijaamfibinisvarliagyvis

abinieksamfībija

amfibie

amfibieflyamfibiekjøretøyamfibium

płaz

anfíbio

амфибия

obojživelné lietadloobojživelné vozidloobojživelník

dvoživka

kara-su uçağıyüzergezer araçyüzergezer hayvan

两栖动物水陆两用车辆水陆两用飞机

amphibian

[æmˈfɪbɪən]

A. N → anfibio m

B. ADJ → anfibio

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amphibian

[æmˈfɪbiən] n

(= animal) → amphibien m

(= vehicle) → véhicule m amphibie, engin m amphibie (= boat) → navire m amphibie (= plane) → hydravion m

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amphibian

n (= animal, plant) → Amphibie f; (= vehicle) → Amphibienfahrzeug nt; (= aircraft) → Amphibienflugzeug nt, → Wasser-Land-Flugzeug nt; amphibian tank → Amphibienpanzer m

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amphibian

[æmˈfɪbɪən] n (Bio) (vehicle) → anfibio

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amphibian

(ӕmˈfibiən) noun

1. a creature that spends part of its life on land and part in water. Frogs are amphibians. amfibie حَيَوان بَرْمائي земноводно anfíbio obojživelník die Amphibie padde; amfibiedyr αμφίβιοanfibio kahepaikne دوزیست sammakkoeläin amphibie דוּ-חָי जल तथा स्थल में रहने वाला, उभयचर vodozemac kétéltű állat amfibi láðs– og lagardÿr anfibio 両生類 양서 동물 amfibija abinieks amfibia amfibieamfibiumpłaz ذوحیاتین، دوه ژوند لرونکی anfíbio amfibiu земноводное obojživelník dvoživka vodozemac amfibie สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ yüzergezer hayvan 兩棲動物 земноводна тварина آپی مخلوق động vật lưỡng cư 两栖动物

2. a vehicle designed to move on land or in the water. amfibiesagtig عَرَبَة/ دَبَّابَه بَرْمائية пригоден за суша и вода carro anfíbio obojživelný vůz das Amphibienfahrzeug amfibiekøretøj αμφίβιο όχημα vehículo anfibio amfiibsõiduk وسیلۀ آبی خاکی amfibiauto véhicule amphibie רֶכֶב אַמפִיבִּי जल तथा स्थल दोनों में संचालन होने वाला वाहन amfibijsko vozilo kétéltű jármű kendaraan amfibi sem ferðast/starfar á landi og í vatni mezzo anfibio 水陸両用車両 수륙 양용차 amfibija amfībija kenderaan amfibia amfibie-amfibiekjøretøyamfibia خاورین اوبیزه وسیله carro anfíbio vehicul amfibiu танк-амфибия obojživelné vozidlo amfibija (vozilo) amfibija amfibiefordon ยานพาหนะสะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก yüzergezer araç 水陸兩用車輛 амфібія جل بھو میا ، زمین اور پانی دونوں پر چلنے والی گاڑی xe tăng lội nước 水陆两用车辆

3. an aircraft designed to fly from land or water. amfibiesagtig طَائِرَة بَرْمائية хидроплан hidroavião obojživelný letoun das Amphibienflugzeug amfibiefly; vandflyver αμφίβιο αεροσκάφος avión anfibio amfiiblennuk هواپیمای آبی خاکی amfibilentokone avion amphibie מָטוֹס אַמפִיבִּי जल तथा स्थल दोनों से उड़ान भर सकने वाला विमान amfibijski zrakoplov kétéltű repülőgép pesawat amfibi flugbátur velivolo anfibio 水陸両用飛行機 수륙 양용 비행기 amfibija amfībija pesawat yang boleh mendarat di air dan di tanah amfibievliegtuigamfibiefly hydroplan خاورین اوبیزه الوتکه hidroavião hidroavion самолёт-амфибия obojživelné lietadlo amfibija (letalo) hidroavion amfibieflygplan ยานบินที่บินขึ้นได้จากทั้งบนบกและในน้ำ kara-su uçağı 水陸兩用飛機 амфібія زمین اور پانی دونوں پر سے اڑنے والا جہاز thuỷ phi cơ 水陆两用飞机

amˈphibious adjective

amfibies بَرْمائي двойствен anfíbio obojživelný amphibisch amfibie- αμφίβιοςanfibio amfiib- دوزیست amfibi- amphibie דוּ-חָי, אַמפִיבִּי जल तथा स्थल पर चलने योग्य amfibijski kétéltű amfibi sem lifir bæði í vatni og á landi anfibio 水陸両生の 수륙 양용의 amfibinis abinieku-; amfībijas- bersifat amfibia amfibischamfibie-ziemnowodny دوه ژونده anfíbio amfibiu земноводный obojživelný amfibijski vodozemni amfibisk ซึ่งอาศัยอยู่ได้ทั้งในน้ำและบนบก; ซึ่งสามารถใช้ได้ทั้งบนน้ำและบนบก yüzergezer, amfibik 兩棲的 земноводний آبی جانوروں کی خصوصیات رکھنے والا lưỡng cư 两栖的

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