Am*phib"i*an (-an), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles.
Am*phib"i*an, n. (Zoöl.) One of the Amphibia.
Am*phib`i*o*log"ic*al (&?;), a. Pertaining to amphibiology.
Am*phib`i*ol"o*gy (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; amphibious + -logy: cf. F. amphibiologie.] A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia.
||Am*phib`i*ot"i*ca (&?;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + biwtiko`s pertaining to life.] (Zoöl.) A division of insects having aquatic larvæ.
Am*phib"i*ous (&?;), a. [Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.] 1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.