AMPHIBION

Meaning of AMPHIBION in English

̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ēən, -ēˌän noun

( -s )

Etymology: Greek, amphibious being, from neuter of amphibios leading a double life, amphibious

: an amphibian aircraft

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

AMPHIBIAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek amphibion amphibious being, from neuter of amphibios Date: 1835 an amphibious organism, an amphibious vehicle, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMPHIBIONTIC — am|fibē|äntik, |amˌf- adjective Etymology: Greek amphibiont-, amphibion + English -ic : littoral a, b
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AMPHIBIA — amˈfibēə, aam- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from amphibia, plural of amphibium amphibious being, from Greek amphibion, from …
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AMPHIBIAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek amphibion amphibious being, from neuter of amphibios Date: 1835 1. : an amphibious organism ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMPHIBIAN — [ am'fɪbɪən ] ■ noun Zoology a cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class (Amphibia) that comprises the frogs, toads, newts, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AMPHIBIAN — [am.phib.i.an] n [ultim. fr. Gk amphibion amphibious being, fr. neut. of amphibios] (1835) 1: an amphibious organism; esp: any of …
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AMPHIBIOUS — / æmˈfɪbiəs; NAmE / adjective 1. able to live both on land and in water 2. ( of military operations …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMPHIBIAN — / æmˈfɪbiən; NAmE / noun any animal that can live both on land and in water. Amphibians have cold blood …
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