両生類(りょうせいるい)

りょうせいるい
noun
amphibian
1. amphibian
Cold-blooded vertebrate animals that live both in water and on land, typically having an aquatic larval stage. The class Amphibia in biological classification.
蛙(かえる)は両生類(りょうせいるい)です。
Frogs are amphibians.
両生類(りょうせいるい)は水中(すいちゅう)と陸上(りくじょう)の両方(りょうほう)で生活(せいかつ)できます。
Amphibians can live both in water and on land.
両生類(りょうせいるい)は環境(かんきょう)変化(へんか)に敏感(びんかん)です。
Amphibians are sensitive to environmental changes.

両生類(りょうせいるい) is a scientific classification term.

両生(りょうせい) means "amphibious" (literally "both-living") and 類(るい) means "class."

Examples of amphibians:

  • 蛙(かえる) (frog)
  • 蝦蟇(がま) (toad)
  • 山椒魚(さんしょううお) (salamander)
  • イモリ (newt)

Amphibians go through metamorphosis from aquatic larvae (like tadpoles) to terrestrial adults.

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