Amphibian - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |æmˈfɪbɪən|  American pronunciation of the word amphibian
Brit.  |æmˈfɪbɪən|  British pronunciation of the word amphibian

noun

- a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
- an airplane designed to take off and land on water
- cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form

adjective

- relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia (syn: amphibious)

Extra examples

The salamander, an innocuous amphibian like a big newt, was also regarded with a mixture of horror and awe.

Word forms

noun
singular: amphibian
plural: amphibians
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