different between amphibian vs caudate

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)

English

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin caud?tus, from the Classical Latin cauda (“tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?k??de?t/
• Homophones: chordate, cordate (non-rhotic accents)

Adjective

caudate (not comparable)

1. (botany) Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
2. (zoology) Having a tail.
3. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.
4. (anatomy) Indicates an anatomical structure with a tail-like extension, such as the Caudate nucleus.

Related terms

• e caudata
• subcaudate

Translations

Noun

caudate (plural caudates)

1. (zoology) Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.
   • 1992, Martin E. Feder, Warren W. Burggren, Environmental Physiology of the Amphibians (page 291)

     Some caudates show caudal autotomy, in that part or all of the tail can be shed and subsequently regenerated.

Translations

Anagrams

• acuated

Italian

Adjective

caudate

1. feminine plural of caudato

Anagrams

• educata

Latin

Adjective

caud?te

1. vocative masculine singular of caud?tus