Main Entry: Am·phib·ia

Pronunciation: \am-ˈfib-ē-ə\

Function: noun plural

1 : a class of subphylum Vertebrata comprising forms (as the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders) that are intermediate in many respects between fishes and reptiles, are cold-blooded with nucleated red blood cells and a 3-chambered heart, and that have gilled aquatic larvae and air-breathing adults
2 : the members of the class Amphibia

—am·phib·i·an \-ē-ən\ noun or adjective