As nouns the difference between amphibian and seaplane
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 seaplane is (aircraft|nautical) any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
As an adjective amphibian
is (obsolete) having two natures or amphibian can be of or relating to the amphibians amphibia.
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
seaplane
Noun
(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
See also
* floatplane, float plane
* flying boat
