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Synonyms for amphibians

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

Définition of amphibians

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 :
  • These amphibians are evidently the descendants of some of the fishes of the Devonian times.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • This doubtless was true of the amphibians of the coal period.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Do everything in your power to halt the march of Moyen's amphibians!
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • It is related to the amphibians and was able to live in or out of the water.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • We know two--the Nevians, who are amphibians, and the fishes of the greater deeps.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • But luckily about a hundred of the amphibians came on to the beach.
  • Extract from : « Godfrey Morgan » by Jules Verne
  • The fishes are followed by amphibians—then reptiles, then birds.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • As for the creatures of the deep, the reptiles and amphibians, most of them were dead.
  • Extract from : « Hunters Out of Space » by Joseph Everidge Kelleam
  • Records of Pleistocene reptiles and amphibians from Florida.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor » by Henry S. Fitch
  • Some account of the amphibians and reptiles of British Columbia.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor » by Henry S. Fitch

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