Amphibious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

operating or living on land and in water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɚɹˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/amfˈɪbiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/amfˈɪbiəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænɚɹˌɪn/.

Examples

amphibious vehicles
amphibious operations
amphibious troops

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amphibian

Antonyms

terrestrial aquatic

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
adjective	operating or living on land and in water “amphibious vehicles”

Word Forms

amphibia	noun	the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
amphibian	noun	cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

amphibisch

in Bezug auf oder charakteristisch für Tiere der Klasse Amphibia

🇫🇷French

amphibie

relatif ou caractéristique des animaux de la classe des amphibiens

🇪🇸Spanish

anfibio

Relativo o característico de animales de la clase Anfibios.

🇮🇹Italian

anfibio

relativo o caratteristico degli animali della classe degli anfibi

🇳🇱Dutch

amfibisch

betrekking hebbend op of kenmerkend voor dieren van de klasse Amphibia

🇵🇹Portuguese

anfíbio

relativo ou característico de animais da classe Amphibia

🇷🇺Russian

амфибия

относящийся к животным класса земноводных или характерный для них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्विधा गतिवाला

उभयचर वर्ग के जानवरों से संबंधित या उनकी विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

উভচর

অ্যাম্ফিবিয়া শ্রেণীর প্রাণীর সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்வீழ்ச்சி

ஆம்பிபியா வகுப்பின் விலங்குகளுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉభయచర

యాంఫిబియా తరగతికి చెందిన జంతువులకు సంబంధించిన లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

उभयचर

एम्फिबिया वर्गातील प्राण्यांशी संबंधित किंवा त्यांचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉભયજીવી

એમ્ફીબિયા વર્ગના પ્રાણીઓ સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಭಯಚರ

ಉಭಯಚರ ವರ್ಗದ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉഭയജീവികൾ

ആംഫിബിയ വിഭാഗത്തിലെ മൃഗങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ സ്വഭാവമോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਗਲਾ

ਕਲਾਸ ਐਂਫੀਬੀਆ ਦੇ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水陆两用

与两栖类动物有关或具有其特征

🇯🇵Japanese

水陸両用

両生類綱の動物に関する、またはその特徴

🇰🇷Korean

수륙 양용

양서류강의 동물과 관련되거나 그 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lưỡng cư

liên quan đến hoặc đặc điểm của động vật thuộc lớp lưỡng cư

🇹🇭Thai

สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก

เกี่ยวข้องหรือลักษณะของสัตว์จำพวกครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

amfibi

berkaitan dengan atau ciri-ciri hewan kelas Amphibia

🇲🇾Malay

amfibia

berkaitan dengan atau ciri haiwan kelas Amfibia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برمائية

المتعلقة أو مميزة للحيوانات من فئة البرمائيات

🇮🇷Persian

دوزیست

مربوط به یا ویژگی حیوانات از کلاس دوزیستان

🇹🇷Turkish

amfibi

Amfibi sınıfına ait hayvanlarla ilgili veya onların özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַמפִיבִּי

הקשורים או אופייניים לבעלי חיים מהסוג אמפיביה

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