amphipneustic

adjective

am·​phi·​pneus·​tic

¦amfə¦n(y)üstik,

-ˌfip¦n-

1

of some amphibians : having both gills and lungs throughout life

2

of an insect larva : having the first and last pair of spiracles functional

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + Greek pneustikos of or for breathing, from (assumed) Greek pneustos (verbal of Greek pnein to breathe) + Greek -ikos -ic

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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