See Also: amphibium(dictionary)

amphibium (iou)



amphibium noun. , (in branch I) -biums. E17.
[mod. Latin from Greek amphibion use as noun of neut. of adjective amphibios, from AMPHI- + bios life.]
I.
A creature that lives both in water and on land. E17.
fig. A being that has an ambiguous position or a double existence. M17.
II. In pl. only. Zoology. Also Amphibium.
a. Hist. The reptiles, including mod. Amphibia (Linnaeus). M18.
b. A class of vertebrates, including frogs, newts, salamanders, etc., which as adults are air-breathing and mainly terrestrial, but whose young have gills and are aquatic. E19.