am·phi·bi·ot·ic

(ăm′fə-bī-ŏt′ĭk)

adj.

Living in water during an early stage of development and on land during the adult stage.

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amphibiotic

(ˌæmfɪbaɪˈɒtɪk)

adj

(Zoology) having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians

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Adj.

amphibiotic - having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form

semiaquatic

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

amphibious - operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"

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This order is composed of paleopterous amphibiotic insects, under hemimetabolous development, and is divided into three suborders: Zygoptera, Anisoptera and Anisozygoptera (Rehn, 2003).

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Local host: small invertebrates (oligochaetes, larvae of amphibiotic insects, molluscs, and young amphipods).

Genetic diversity of freshwater leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)

In freshwater ecosystems amphibiotic insect adults and larvae are important components of fish and bird diets.

Ecological importance of insects in selenium biogenic cycling

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