The platypus, a small amphibious Austrian mammal, is a very shy animal.
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Amphibious
/[æmˈfɪbi.əs]/
Synonyms for "amphibious" (51 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
9 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀμφίβιος adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Asturian
2 entries- anfibiu adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- anfibiu adj (occurring on both land and water)
Catalan
2 entries- amfibi adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- amfibi adj (occurring on both land and water)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 兩棲 /两栖 adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Czech
1 entries- obojživelný adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Dutch
1 entries- amfibisch adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Esperanto
1 entries- amfibia adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Finnish
2 entries- amfibinen adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- amfibio adj (occurring on both land and water)
French
1 entries- amphibie adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
German
1 entries- amphibisch adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Greek
1 entries- αμφίβιος adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Irish
4 entries- amfaibiach adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- amfaibiach adj (occurring on both land and water)
- débheathach adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- loscánta adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Italian
1 entries- anfibio adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Japanese
1 entries- 水陸両用の adj (occurring on both land and water)
Korean
1 entries- 수륙 양용의 adj (occurring on both land and water)
Latin
1 entries- amphibius adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Macedonian
2 entries- водозе́мен adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- водозе́мен adj (occurring on both land and water)
Malay
2 entries- amfibia adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- dualam adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Polish
2 entries- amfibijny adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- amfibijny adj (occurring on both land and water)
Portuguese
2 entries- anfíbio adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- anfíbio adj (occurring on both land and water)
Russian
1 entries- земново́дный adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- dà-bheathach adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- dà-bhitheach adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
- muir-thìreach adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Spanish
1 entries- anfibio adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Swedish
1 entries- amfibisk adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Welsh
2 entries- amffibiaidd adj (occurring on both land and water)
- tir a môr adj (capable of functioning on land or in water)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The platypus, a small amphibious Australian mammal, is a very shy animal.
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Is it true that amphibious creatures are barometers or indicators of the health of the planet?
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China will launch an amphibious attack to invade Taiwan.
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