AMPHIBIAN


Meaning of AMPHIBIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -bē-ən ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek amphibion amphibious being, from neuter of amphibios

Date: 1835

1. : an amphibious organism ; especially : any of a class (Amphibia) of cold-blooded vertebrates (as frogs, toads, or salamanders) intermediate in many characters between fishes and reptiles and having gilled aquatic larvae and air-breathing adults

2. : an amphibious vehicle ; especially : an airplane designed to take off from and land on either land or water

• amphibian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.