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[ am-fib-ee-uh ] / æmˈfɪb i ə /
nounthe class comprising the amphibians. Origin of Amphibia1600–10; <New Latin <Greek amphíbia (zôia) (animals) living a double life, neuter plural of amphíbios.See amphibious Words nearby Amphibiaamphi-, Amphiaraus, amphiarthrosis, amphiaster, amphibaric, Amphibia, amphibian, amphibians, amphibiotic, amphibious, amphiblastic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AmphibiaThese are extinct Amphibia with a greatly developed dermal exoskeleton, which is generally limited to the ventral surface. The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds No bone of this animal shows the deep pitting and heavy ornamentation characteristic of many primitive Amphibia. A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas|Theodore H. Eaton The difference in the development of the segmental duct in the two types (Amphibia and Elasmobranchii) is very important. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour In Amphibia the single late formed and radiately striated (Waldeyer) membrane would appear to be a zona radiata. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
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