different between amniotic vs amphibian

English

Etymology

Likely borrowed from French amniotique. Equivalent to amnion +? -otic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æmni??t?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æmni???t?k/

Adjective

amniotic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the amnion.

Derived terms

• amniotic fluid
• amniotic sac
• amniotic acid
• transamniotic

Translations

Anagrams

• minicoat

Romanian

Etymology

From French amniotique

Adjective

amniotic m or n (feminine singular amniotic?, masculine plural amniotici, feminine and neuter plural amniotice)

1. amniotic

Declension

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (amphíbion), from ???? (amphí, “of both kinds”) + ???? (bíos, “life”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?m'f?b"?-?n, IPA^(key): /æm?f?b??n/

Adjective

amphibian (comparative more amphibian, superlative most amphibian)

1. Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
2. Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
3. (obsolete) Having two natures.

Derived terms

• amphibian helicopter
• amphibian species
• amphibian tank

Translations

Noun

amphibian (plural amphibians)

1. An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
2. A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"

Synonyms

• amphibium

Hypernyms

• Animalia
• Chordata
• Tetrapoda

Hyponyms

• Batrachia
• batrachian
• batrachofauna
• Labyrinthodontia (extinct)
• Lepospondyli (extinct)
• Lissamphibia

  Anura

  Caudata

  Gymnophiona

• Salientia

Related terms

• Amphibia
• amphibiology
• amphibiotic
• amphibious
• amphibius

Translations

See also

• Appendix: Animals
• amphibole
• amphibology
• amphiboly
• batrachology
• herpetology (amphibiology, reptiliology)