amphibian
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(noun) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form |
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Related Words: Hynerpeton bassetti, Ichyostega, anuran, batrachian, blindworm, caecilian, caudate, craniate, frog, labyrinthodont, salamander, salientian, toad, toadfrog, urodele, vertebrate |
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(noun) designed to take off and land on water |
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Synonyms: amphibious aircraft |
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Related Words: aeroplane, airplane, plane |
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(noun) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water |
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Synonyms: amphibious vehicle |
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Related Words: automotive vehicle, marsh buggy, motor vehicle, swamp buggy |
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(adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia |
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Synonyms: amphibious |
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