amphibian

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
• Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
• Having two natures.

Noun

• An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
• A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"

Related

Similar words

• amphibium

Narrower meaning words

• Batrachia
• batrachian
• batrachofauna
• Labyrinthodontia (extinct)
• Lepospondyli (extinct)
• Lissamphibia
• Salientia

Broader meaning words

• Animalia
• Chordata
• Tetrapoda

Origin

• From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιον, from ἀμφί + βίος