Plural of amphibian
regular plural
The plural of amphibian is amphibians.
Forms of amphibian
| Singular | amphibian /æmˈfɪbɪən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | amphibians |
| Countable | countable |
Amphibians in a sentence
- Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.From the entry neoteny
- Humans cannot regrow lost limbs but some amphibians can.From the entry regrow
- Experts disagree over whether temnospondyls were ancestral to modern amphibians (frogs, salamanders and caecilians), or whether the whole group died out without leaving descendants.From the entry temnospondyl
- The second species to join the Citadel, the salarians are warm-blooded amphibians with a hyperactive metabolism.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians Codex entry. From the entry dull-witted
- Of all the vertebrates, the herptiles (reptiles and amphibians), mammals and birds predominate in terrestrial grassland ecosystems.1980, L. D. Harris, G. B. Bowman, “Vertebrate predator subsystem, chapter 6”, in Alicja I. Breymeyer, George M. Van Dyne, editors…. From the entry herptile
Meaning of amphibian
- adjective Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
- adjective Capable of operating on both land and water; amphibious.
- adjective Having two natures.
Questions about the plural of amphibian
- What is the plural of amphibian?
- The plural of amphibian is amphibians.
- Is amphibian countable?
- Amphibian is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: amphibian (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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