AMPHIPNEUSTIC


Meaning of AMPHIPNEUSTIC in English

|amfə|n(y)üstik, -ˌfip|n- adjective

Etymology: amphi- + Greek pneustikos of or for breathing, from (assumed) Greek pneustos (verbal of Greek pnein to breathe) + Greek -ikos -ic — more at sneeze

1. of some amphibians : having both gills and lungs throughout life

2. of an insect larva : having the first and last pair of spiracles functional

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