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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•phib•i•an /æmˈfɪbiən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Reptilesany cold-blooded animal including frogs and salamanders that has gills to breathe in the water and later develops lungs for breathing on land.
- Aeronauticsan airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water.
- Militarya military vehicle capable of traveling on land or in water.
adj. - Reptilesbelonging or relating to amphibians.
- amphibious .
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•phib•i•an (am fib′ē ən),USA pronunciation n. - Reptilesany 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.
- an amphibious plant.
- an airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water.
- MilitaryAlso 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.
adj. - Reptilesbelonging or pertaining to the Amphibia.
- amphibious (def. 2).
- Latin amphibi(a), neuter plural of amphibius (adjective, adjectival) (see amphibious) + -an
- 1630–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amphibian /æmˈfɪbɪən/ n - any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, typically living on land but breeding in water. Their aquatic larvae (tadpoles) undergo metamorphosis into the adult form. The class includes the newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians
- a type of aircraft able to land and take off from both water and land
- any vehicle able to travel on both water and land
adj - another word for amphibious
- of, relating to, or belonging to the class Amphibia
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