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Amphibian vs Bus - What's the difference?

amphibian | bus |

As nouns the difference between amphibian and bus

is that amphibian is an animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water while bus is a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

As an adjective amphibian

is having two natures.

As a verb bus is

to transport via a motor bus.

amphibian

English

(wikipedia amphibian) {{picdic, image=Notophthalmus viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg , detail1= }} (amphibious aircraft)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Having two natures.
  • Pertaining to the Amphibia.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
  • A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
  • Hypernyms

    * Animalia * Chordata * Tetrapoda

    Hyponyms

    * Batrachia * batrachian * batrachofauna * Labyrinthodontia (extinct ) * Lepospondyli (extinct ) * Lissamphibia *: Anura *: Caudata *: Gymnophiona * Salientia

    See also

    * * amphibole * amphibology * amphiboly * batrachology * herpetology (amphibiology, reptiliology)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the amphibians Amphibia.
  • Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
  • Derived terms

    * amphibian helicopter * amphibian species * amphibian tank

    bus

    English

    (wikipedia bus)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
  • An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  • (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
  • Synonyms

    * (vehicle) coach, loser cruiser, motorbus, omnibus * (electrical conductor) electrical bus, busbar, digit trunk

    Derived terms

    {{der3, booze bus , busbar , bus duct , bus lane , short bus , bus route , bus stop , bustitution , back end of a bus, look like the back end of a bus}}

    Verb

  • (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
  • (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly, US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
  • (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
  • (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
  • He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
  • (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
  • He’s been bussing for minimum wage.

    Usage notes

    The Canadian Oxford Dictionary only presents the spellings (buses), (busing), and (bused), implying that these are the predominant forms in Canada.

    Derived terms

    * (clear meal remains) busboy