amphibian

FREQ #39978

a. 两栖类的, 水陆两用的 n. 两栖动物, 水旱两生植物, 水陆两用飞机

发音

US /æmˈfɪbɪən/

词形变化

amphibians 复数 amphibians

别名

amphibial

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.

    两栖动物

  2. 2.

    A vehicle which can operate on both land and water.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the class Amphibia.

  2. 2.

    Capable of operating on both land and water; amphibious.

  3. 3.

    Having two natures.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

上位词 6

plane airplane aeroplane vertebrate craniate motor vehicle

下位词 10

frog toad salamander anuran batrachian blindworm caecilian caudate labyrinthodont salientian

部分词 2

pontoon lateral line
形容词

同义词 1

amphibious

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin amphibius [from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)] + -an.

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