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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAmphibian
/æmˈfɪb.i.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that comprises the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders, typically breeding in water and having gilled larvae that undergo metamorphosis.
"The common frog is a familiar amphibian found in many European garden ponds."
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Relating to or characteristic of animals that are amphibians; or describing a vehicle designed to operate on both land and water.
"The military deployed an amphibian vehicle to cross the flooded river basin during the rescue operation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek amphi- meaning 'on both sides' or 'both' and bios meaning 'life'. It entered English in the 17th century via Neo-Latin amphibium, originally describing animals capable of living both in water and on land.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amphibian" is said worldwide
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amphibien
Transliteration: ɑ̃.fi.bjɛ̃
"La grenouille est un amphibien qui vit près des cours d'eau."
Amphibie
Transliteration: amˈfiːbi̯ə
"Frösche und Molche gehören zu den bekanntesten Amphibien."
anfibio
Transliteration: anˈfi.bjo
"La salamandra è un piccolo anfibio che ama i luoghi umidi."
anfibio
Transliteration: anˈfi.βjo
"El sapo es un anfibio que pasa parte de su vida en la tierra."
anfíbio
Transliteration: ɐ̃ˈfi.bi.u
"As rãs são animais anfíbios que dependem da água para reprodução."
उभयचर
Transliteration: ubhayachar
"मेंढक एक उभयचर प्राणी है जो पानी और ज़मीन दोनों पर रह सकता है।"
两栖动物
Transliteration: liǎnqī dòngwù
"青蛙和蟾蜍是常见的两栖动物。"
양서류
Transliteration: yangseoryu
"개구리는 물과 뭍에서 모두 살 수 있는 양서류입니다."
両生類
Transliteration: ryōseirui
"カエルやサンショウウオは両生類に分類されます。"
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