Meaning of amphibian in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /æmˈfɪbiən/

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  1. Noun

    amphibian

    Etymology

    mid 17th century (in the sense ‘having two modes of existence or of doubtful nature’): from modern Latin amphibium‘an amphibian’, from Greek amphibion (noun use of amphibios‘living both in water and on land’, from amphi‘both’ + bios‘life’)

    Definitions

    1. a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
  2. 2. an airplane designed to take off and land on water
  3. 3. cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water

    Examples

    • « aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form »

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    amphibian

    Definitions

    1. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia