両りょう生せい動どう物ぶつ

noun

amphibian; amphibious animal

A biological term for animals that live both on land and in water, such as frogs and salamanders. In everyday contexts, 両生類 (りょうせいるい) is more common.

• カエルは代だい表ひょう的てきな両りょう生せい動どう物ぶつです。

  Frogs are a typical amphibian.

• 両りょう生せい動どう物ぶつの多おおくは幼よう生せい期きにえら呼こ吸きゅうをする。

  Many amphibians breathe with gills during their larval stage.