Amphibia
Americannoun
Etymology
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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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The third class, Amphibia, is composed of animals not, strictly speaking, capable of living both in air and in water, but having the power of suspending their respiration in a more arbitrary manner than others.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
Turning to the Paleozoic Amphibia, there are two groups in which some likelihood of a relationship with modern order exists.
From The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)
Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The other group of Paleozoic Amphibia that has been considered probably ancestral to any modern type is the subclass Lepospondyli, containing three orders, Aistopoda, Nectridia and Microsauria.
From The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)
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