amphibian
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amphibian
- /æmˈfɪbɪən/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin amphibius [from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)] + -an.
adjective
- Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
- Capable of operating on both land and water; amphibious.
- Having two natures.
noun amphibians
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An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, typically living both on land and in water.
Similar: amphibium
- A vehicle which can operate on both land and water.
- A person with two distinct characters, qualities or identities. The prime exemplar of such a cast of mind must be Johann Ladislas Pyrker, a definite amphibian and ‘Austro-Hungarian’ in his literary and in his public life. The son of another estate bailiff in Transdanubia, Pyrker became successively a Hungarian official, an Austrian monk and at length a fairly wo
Similar: amphibian
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Similar: amphibian
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adj of or relating to the class Amphibia
| हिन्दी | उभयचर ubhaycar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | amphibisch, Amphibien- |
| العربية | بَرْمَائِيّ barmāʔiyy |
noun vertebrate
| Español | anfibio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양서류 yangseoryu |
| 日本語 | 両生 ryōsei, 両生類 ryōseirui |
| 中文 | 兩棲動物 /两栖动物 liǎngqīdòngwù |
| हिन्दी | उभयचर ubhaycar |
| Português | anfíbio |
| Français | amphibien, batracien |
| Deutsch | Amphibie, Amphibium, Lurch |
| Italiano | anfibio |
| Ελληνικά | αμφίβιο amfívio |
| Română | amfibian |
| Русский | земново́дное zemnovódnoje, амфи́бия amfíbija |
| Tiếng Việt | lưỡng cư |
| العربية | بَرْمَائِيّ barmāʔiyy, قَازِب qāzib |
| עברית | דּוּ־חַי du-khay |
noun vehicle
| Deutsch | Amphibienfahrzeug |
|---|---|
| Русский | амфи́бия amfíbija |
Talk about this word "amphibian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amphibian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amphibian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amphibian "amphibian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amphibian.Cite this
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title = {amphibian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amphibian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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