American English pronunciation
How to pronounce amphibian
IPA transcription: [æm'fɪbiən]
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Noun
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a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
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an airplane designed to take off and land on water
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cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
Adjective
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relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
Usage examples
- Amphibians were diverse and common; some were several meters long as adults.
- This behaviour is found in reptiles, mammals, fish and amphibians.
- Tortoises are reptiles, not amphibians.
- Tortoises are reptiles, not amphibians.
- Tortoises are reptiles, not amphibians.
- Tortoises are reptiles, not amphibians.
- The apical surface area increases during neurulation, unlike amphibian embryos.
- Tortoises are reptiles, not amphibians.
- The damp, shady woodland floor is home to a variety of amphibians.
- Tortoises are reptiles, not amphibians.