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Amphibian vs Labyrinthodont - What's the difference?

amphibian | labyrinthodont |

As adjectives the difference between amphibian and labyrinthodont

is that amphibian is (obsolete) having two natures or amphibian can be of or relating to the amphibians amphibia while labyrinthodont is (zoology) having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure.

As nouns the difference between amphibian and labyrinthodont

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 labyrinthodont is any extinct amphibian of the subclass labyrinthodontia .

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

    labyrinthodont

    English

    Alternative forms

    *labyrinthodon

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (zoology) Having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia