Amphibian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water

an airplane designed to take off and land on water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænæp/

🇬🇧British English

/amfˈɪbiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/amfˈɪbiən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænæp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amphibious vehicle amphibious amphibious aircraft

Parts of Speech

noun	a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
noun	an airplane designed to take off and land on water
noun	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

Word Forms

amphibian	adjective	relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
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

Amphibie

ein Kraftfahrzeug mit flachem Boden, das zu Land oder zu Wasser fahren kann

🇫🇷French

amphibie

un véhicule automobile à fond plat qui peut circuler sur terre ou sur l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

anfibio

un vehículo de motor de fondo plano que puede viajar por tierra o agua

🇮🇹Italian

anfibio

un veicolo a motore a fondo piatto che può viaggiare su terra o acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

amfibie

een motorvoertuig met platte bodem dat zich over land of water kan voortbewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

anfíbio

um veículo motorizado de fundo plano que pode viajar em terra ou na água

🇷🇺Russian

амфибия

плоскодонное транспортное средство, способное передвигаться по суше и воде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उभयचर

एक सपाट तल वाला मोटर वाहन जो जमीन या पानी पर चल सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উভচর

একটি ফ্ল্যাট-বটম মোটর গাড়ি যা স্থল বা জলে ভ্রমণ করতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்வீழ்ச்சி

தரையிலோ அல்லது தண்ணீரிலோ பயணிக்கக்கூடிய தட்டையான அடிமட்ட மோட்டார் வாகனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉభయచర

భూమి లేదా నీటి మీద ప్రయాణించగల ఫ్లాట్-బాటమ్ మోటారు వాహనం

🇮🇳Marathi

उभयचर

जमिनीवर किंवा पाण्यातून प्रवास करू शकणारे सपाट तळाचे मोटार वाहन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉભયજીવી

એક સપાટ તળિયાવાળું મોટર વાહન જે જમીન અથવા પાણી પર મુસાફરી કરી શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಭಯಚರ

ನೆಲ ಅಥವಾ ನೀರಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಚಲಿಸಬಲ್ಲ ಫ್ಲಾಟ್-ತಳದ ಮೋಟಾರು ವಾಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉഭയജീവി

കരയിലോ വെള്ളത്തിലോ സഞ്ചരിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന പരന്ന അടിയിലുള്ള മോട്ടോർ വാഹനം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

两栖类

可以在陆地或水上行驶的平底机动车辆

🇯🇵Japanese

両生類

陸上または水上を走行できる平底の自動車

🇰🇷Korean

수륙 양용 비행기

땅이나 물 위를 이동할 수 있는 바닥이 평평한 자동차

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lưỡng cư

một chiếc xe cơ giới đáy phẳng có thể di chuyển trên đất liền hoặc dưới nước

🇹🇭Thai

สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ

ยานยนต์ท้องแบนที่สามารถเดินทางบนบกหรือในน้ำได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

amfibi

kendaraan bermotor dengan alas datar yang dapat berjalan di darat maupun di air

🇲🇾Malay

amfibia

kenderaan bermotor berdasar rata yang boleh bergerak di darat atau air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برمائي

مركبة ذات قاع مسطح يمكنها السفر على الأرض أو الماء

🇮🇷Persian

دوزیستان

وسیله نقلیه موتوری کف تخت که می تواند در خشکی یا آبی حرکت کند

🇹🇷Turkish

amfibi

karada veya suda hareket edebilen düz tabanlı motorlu taşıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוּחַי

רכב שטוח תחתון שיכול לנסוע ביבשה או במים

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