amphibian vs salamander

salamander vs amphibian

amphibian and salamander both are nouns.

amphibian is an adjective but salamander is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amphibian	Yes	Yes	No	No
salamander	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, salamander is a hyponym of amphibian; that is, salamander is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amphibian:

amphibian: cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
salamander: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

Other hyponyms of amphibian include Hynerpeton bassetti, ichthyostega, caudate, urodele, anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog, blindworm, caecilian, labyrinthodont.

amphibian (noun)	salamander (noun)
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form	any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
an airplane designed to take off and land on water	fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water	reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

amphibian (adjective)	salamander (adjective)
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

Difference between amphibian and salamander

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