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English adjective: amphibian

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


Synonymsamphibious


English noun: amphibian

1. amphibian (artifact) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water


Synonymsamphibious vehicle


Broader (hypernym)automotive vehicle, motor vehicle


Narrower (hyponym)marsh buggy, swamp buggy

2. amphibian (artifact) an airplane designed to take off and land on water


Synonymsamphibious aircraft


Broader (hypernym)aeroplane, airplane, plane


Part holonympontoon

3. amphibian (animal) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form


Broader (hypernym)craniate, vertebrate


Narrower (hyponym)anuran, batrachian, blindworm, caecilian, caudate, frog, Hynerpeton bassetti, Ichyostega, labyrinthodont, salamander, salientian, toad, toad frog, urodele


Part holonymlateral line, lateral line organ


Member meronymamphibia, class Amphibia









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