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amphibianlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From amphibian + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of an amphibian.
   • In the absence of earlier eggs, it is hard for scientists to tell exactly when the amphibians crossed the threshold into reptiledom, for the earliest known reptiles are so amphibianlike that their assignment to one category or the other is largely a matter of opinion. 1964, Ruth Moore, Evolution, page 114:

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