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AMPHIBIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Operating or living on land and in water

Example:

frogs are amphibious animals

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

amphibiotic; semiaquatic (having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form)

Antonym:

aquatic (operating or living or growing in water)

terrestrial (operating or living or growing on land)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

Synonyms:

amphibian; amphibious

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

amphibia (the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians)

Derivation:

amphibia (the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians)

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