amphibian | ||
1. | [ noun ] (transportation) an airplane designed to take off and land on water | |
Synonyms: | amphibious_aircraft | |
Related terms: | airplane pontoon | |
2. | [ noun ] (transportation) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water | |
Synonyms: | amphibious_vehicle | |
Related terms: | motor_vehicle swamp_buggy | |
3. | [ adjective ] relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | |
Synonyms: | amphibious | |
Related terms: | Amphibia Amphibia | |
4. | [ noun ] (zoology) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form | |
Related terms: | vertebrate frog salamander caecilian Ichyostega urodele Hynerpeton_bassetti labyrinthodont Amphibia lateral_line | |
Similar spelling: |
Amphibia Amphiprion amphibious amphibiotic Amphipoda amphiboly amphibole amphibrach amphibology amphibolite Amphibolips |