English noun: amphibian |
1. | amphibian (artifact) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water |
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| Synonyms | amphibious vehicle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | automotive vehicle, motor vehicle |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | marsh buggy, swamp buggy |
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2. | amphibian (artifact) an airplane designed to take off and land on water |
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| Synonyms | amphibious aircraft |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aeroplane, airplane, plane |
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| Part holonym | pontoon |
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3. | amphibian (animal) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form |
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| Broader (hypernym) | craniate, vertebrate |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | anuran, batrachian, blindworm, caecilian, caudate, frog, Hynerpeton bassetti, Ichyostega, labyrinthodont, salamander, salientian, toad, toad frog, urodele |
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| Part holonym | lateral line, lateral line organ |
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| Member meronym | amphibia, class Amphibia |
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