Meanings
nounamphibia pl (normally plural, singular (archaic, rare) amphibium)
archaic rare singular amphibium
- pluralplural normallyThe amphibians.
On good days the rise was a sunny thicket of alders sheltering deer and foxes, surrounded by marshland which clicked and clooped with waders and amphibia, where pelicans sailed in to land like full-rigged galleons.
1981, Diana Norman, chapter 2, in King of the Last Days, London: Canelo Digital Publishing Limited, published 2019, →ISBN
Origin
- Latinamphibia
- Latinamphibia
- Englishamphibia
Borrowed from Latin amphibia.
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APA
amphibia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphibia
MLA
“amphibia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphibia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amphibia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphibia.
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