a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
an airplane designed to take off and land on water
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
Adjective:
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
It is being actively pursued by amphibian specialists, for example. 举个例，许多两栖类生物研究专家正积极的从事这项工作。
Unfortunately for the Chinese Giant Salamander, which is the largest amphibian in the world, it is a delicacy in China and the target of illegal hunting. 不幸的是中国大鲵，这种动物世界里最大的两栖类，在中国成为了一种美味被非法捕杀。
用作名词 (n.)
The living space of the amphibian is much larger than that of others. 两栖动物的生活空间要比单栖动物大得多。
The frog is an amphibian, which means it can live on land and in water. 青蛙属于两栖动物，也就是说它既能生活在陆地上也能生活在水里。
经典引文
Mr. Eliot is amphibian and, if 'neither living or dead', is likewise neither American nor English; he is both.
美
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