Definitions for amphibian

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amphibian am·phib·i·an

Spelling: [am-fib-ee-uh n]

IPA: /æmˈfɪb i ən/

Amphibian is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 190 anagrams from letters in amphibian (aabhiimnp).

Definitions for amphibian

noun

1. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial, breathing by lungs and through the moist, glandular skin.
2. an amphibious plant.
3. an airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water.
4. Also called amtrac. a flat-bottomed, armed, military vehicle, equipped with both tracks and a rudder, that can travel either on land or in water, used chiefly for landing assault troops.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Amphibia.
2. amphibious (def 2).

Origin of amphibian

1630-40; Latin amphibi(a), neuter plural of amphibius (adj.) (see amphibious) + -an

Examples for amphibian

Dorothy stopped swimming when she was a few yards from the amphibian.

The amphibian bobbed and swayed at the push of little waves.

Bell had a raft of canes afloat beside the amphibian when she waked.

And then we have still the amphibian, the lizard, and the bird or mammal, up to man.

"You will not be allowed to cause any more trouble," the amphibian declared, coldly.

It was toward this that the pilot of the amphibian nosed his craft.

The most primitive amphibian shoulder-girdle is found in the Urodela.

She wanted to compare notes with the owner of this amphibian.

The locked controls held the amphibian for perhaps thirty seconds.

But I do think it wise to keep the story of the amphibian and its pilot to ourselves.