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adjective
Zoology
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living on land during the adult stage and in water during a larval stage.
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biotic
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phylum of worms comprised of parasitic and free-living nonparasitic species
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phylum comprised of chordates
phylum of radially symmetrical coelomate marine invertabrates
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amphibiotic
(ˌæmfɪbaɪˈɒtɪk)
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adj
having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
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