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AMPHIBIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Operating or living on land and in water
Example:
frogs are amphibious animals
Classified under:
Similar:
amphibiotic; semiaquatic (having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form)
Antonym:
aquatic (operating or living or growing in water)
terrestrial (operating or living or growing on land)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
Synonyms:
amphibian; amphibious
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
amphibia (the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians)
Derivation:
amphibia (the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians)
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