All amphibian synonyms
am·phib·i·an
A a noun amphibian
- toad — any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
- frog — a triangular mass of elastic, horny substance in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse or related animal.
- salamander — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- hyla — a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- caecilian — any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
- caudate — having a tail or a tail-like appendage
- newt — any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
adjective amphibian
- amphibious — In an amphibious military operation, army and navy forces attack a place from the sea.
- natatory — pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.
- aquatic — An aquatic animal or plant lives or grows on or in water.
- distichous — Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.
- two — a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- dualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- dyadic — of or consisting of a dyad; being a group of two.
- bipartisan — Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups.
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
- bipartite — consisting of or having two parts
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- dichotomic — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- diploid — double; twofold.
- binal — twofold; double