Amphibia

[am-fib-ee-uh]

noun

the class comprising the amphibians.

Origin of Amphibia

1600–10; < New Latin < Greek amphíbia (zôia) (animals) living a double life, neuter plural of amphíbios. See amphibious

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Examples from the Web for amphibia

Historical Examples of amphibia

Intermediate links are lacking between Amphibia and Reptiles.
Form and Function
E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
There was one amongst the number said to belong to the amphibia.
The Hero of Garside School
J. Harwood Panting
The first aquatic creatures were succeeded by the amphibia, the reptiles.
Astronomy for Amateurs
Camille Flammarion
Yet they were not reckoned as belonging to the natural class of 'amphibia.'
The Testimony of Tradition
David MacRitchie
Unknown forms of transition between Amphibia and Protamnia; 38.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2)
Ernst Haeckel