how to pronounce amphibian

/əmˈfɪbiːən/

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amphibian is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of amphibian in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this annual amphibian event dates back …”

meanings of amphibian

adjective:

Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Having two natures.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.

noun:

A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft".
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.

amphibian frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word amphibian occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics amphibian can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that amphibian can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

2) transport and travel;