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    AMPHIBIOUS

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Operating or living on land and in waterplay

    Example:

    frogs are amphibious animals

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    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 Amphibiaplay

    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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