As adjectives the difference between amphibian and lissamphibian
is that amphibian is having two natures while lissamphibian is characteristic of these creatures.
As nouns the difference between amphibian and lissamphibian
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 lissamphibian is any of the living amphibians of the subclass Lissamphibia, including the frog and salamander families.
amphibian
English
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wikipedia amphibian)
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amphibious aircraft)
Adjective
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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
Related terms
* Amphibia
* amphibiology
* amphibiotic
* amphibious
* amphibius
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
lissamphibian
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of the living amphibians of the subclass Lissamphibia , including the frog and salamander families.
