Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
subclass within theclass Amphibia — theextant amphibia .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissos, "smooth") + ἀμφίβια (amphibia), nominative neuter plural of ἀμφίβιος (amphibios, "two types of life"), from ἀμφί (amphi, "of both kinds") + βίος (bios, "life").
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Examples
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An investigation on the diet of Xenohyla truncata (Lissamphibia: Anura: Hylidae)
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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(Lissamphibia: frogs, salamanders and caecilians) is one of the most controversial questions in vertebrate evolution, owing to large morphological and temporal gaps in the fossil record. "
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