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Synonyms for amphibian

Grammar : Noun
Spell : am-fib-ee-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : æmˈfɪb i ən

Définition of amphibian

Origin :
  • 1630s, "having two modes of existence, of doubtful nature," from Greek amphibia, neuter plural of amphibios "living a double life," from amphi- "of both kinds" (see amphi-) + bios "life" (see bio-).
  • Formerly used by zoologists to describe all sorts of combined natures (including otters and seals), the biological sense "class of animals between fishes and reptiles that live both on land and in water" and the noun derivative both are first recorded 1835. Amphibia was used in this sense from c.1600 and has been a zoological classification since c.1819.
  • noun cold-blooded vertebrate
Example sentences :
  • The locked controls held the amphibian for perhaps thirty seconds.
  • Extract from : « Under Arctic Ice » by H.G. Winter
  • Bell had a raft of canes afloat beside the amphibian when she waked.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • "You will not be allowed to cause any more trouble," the amphibian declared, coldly.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • And then we have still the amphibian, the lizard, and the bird or mammal, up to man.
  • Extract from : « Socialism: Positive and Negative » by Robert Rives La Monte
  • She wanted to compare notes with the owner of this amphibian.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane » by Dorothy Wayne
  • Dorothy stopped swimming when she was a few yards from the amphibian.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane » by Dorothy Wayne
  • But I do think it wise to keep the story of the amphibian and its pilot to ourselves.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane » by Dorothy Wayne
  • It was toward this that the pilot of the amphibian nosed his craft.
  • Extract from : « Agent Nine Solves His First Case » by Graham M. Dean
  • The most primitive Amphibian shoulder-girdle is found in the Urodela.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The amphibian bobbed and swayed at the push of little waves.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings » by Dorothy Wayne

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