Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Am·phib·ia Pronunciation:
am-'fib-E-& Function:
noun plural 1 : a class of subphylum Vertebrata comprising forms (asthe 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 havegilled aquatic larvae and air-breathing adults
2 : the members of the class Amphibia —
am·phib·i·an /-E-&n/ noun oradjective
[am-fib-ee-uh] 
