amphibian
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noun
a
cold-blooded
vertebrate
animal
of a
class
that comprises the
frog
s,
toad
s,
newt
s, and
salamander
s. They are distinguished by having an
aquatic
gill-breathing
larval
stage
followed (typically) by a
terrestrial
lung-breathing
adult
stage
.
〖通例~s〗 〘動〙 両生動物; (一般に)水陸両生の生物
Class Amphibia: orders
Urodela
(newts and salamanders),
Anura
(frogs and toads), and
Gymnophiona
(caecilians).
a
seaplane
,
tank
, or other
vehicle
that can operate on
land
and on
water
.
水陸両用車[飛行機]
adjective
relating to
amphibians
:
〘動〙 両生類の, 水陸両生の
e.g.
reptile and amphibian biology.
ORIGIN
mid
17th century
(in the sense ‘having
two
mode
s of
existence
or of
doubtful
nature
’): from modern
Latin
amphibium
‘an
amphibian
’, from
Greek
amphibion
(noun use of
amphibios
‘
living
both
in water
and
on land
’, from
amphi
‘
both
’ +
bios
‘
life
’).