noun
the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
• Syn: ↑class Amphibia
• Derivationally related forms: ↑amphibious
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑Craniata, ↑subphylum Craniata
• Member Meronyms:
↑amphibian, ↑Hynerpeton, ↑genus Hynerpeton, ↑genus Ichthyostega, ↑Urodella, ↑order Urodella, ↑Caudata, ↑order Caudata, ↑Salientia, ↑order Salientia, ↑Anura, ↑order Anura, ↑Batrachia, ↑order Batrachia, ↑Gymnophiona, ↑order Gymnophiona, ↑Labyrinthodontia, ↑superorder Labyrinthodontia, ↑Labyrinthodonta, ↑superorder Labyrinthodonta, ↑Stegocephalia, ↑order Stegocephalia, ↑tadpole, ↑polliwog, ↑pollywog
Useful english dictionary. 2012.