amphibious

English Thesaurus

1. operating or living on land and in water (adj.all)

similar	:	amphibiotic, semiaquatic,
definition	:	having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form (adj.all)

antonym	:	aquatic,
definition	:	operating or living or growing in water (adj.all)

antonym	:	terrestrial,
definition	:	operating or living or growing on land (adj.all)

2. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	amphibia, class amphibia,
definition	:	the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians (noun.animal)

derivation	:	amphibia, class amphibia,
definition	:	the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians (noun.animal)

derivation	:	amphibian,
definition	:	cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form (noun.animal)

3. operating or living on land and in water (adj.all)

antonym	:	aquatic,
definition	:	operating or living or growing in water (adj.all)

antonym	:	terrestrial,
definition	:	operating or living or growing on land (adj.all)

4. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	amphibia, class amphibia,
definition	:	the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians (noun.animal)

derivation	:	amphibia, class amphibia,
definition	:	the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians (noun.animal)

derivation	:	amphibian,
definition	:	cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form (noun.animal)