abinieki on Latvian Wikipedia

Coined in 1860-70 (author undetermined) fromabi(“both”) +‎-nieks, following the model ofAncient Greekἀμφίβιον(amphíbion), fromἀμφί(amphí,“of both kinds”) andβίος(bíos,“life”). This word quickly replaced earlier proposed forms likeabejāds andabejādnieks.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [abiniɛks]

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abinieks m (1st declension)

1. amphibian(vertebrates of theclassAmphibia thatliveboth onland and inwater)

   astaini, bezastainiabinieki ―tailed, non-tailedamphibians

   abinieku oliņas, kāpuri ―eggs, larvae ofamphibians

   abinieki ir tādi dzīvnieki, kas dzīvo gan ūdenī, gan uz sauszemes, kā, piemēram, vardes ―amphibians are the animals that live both in water and on dry land, such as, for example, frogs

   vairumsabinieku sugu ir derīgi dzīvnieki, jo tie iznīcina lauksaimniecībai kaitīgus kukaiņus— most species ofamphibians are useful animals, because they destroy insects that are harmful to agriculture

In the biological sense (Amphibia),abinieks is the usual term. In non-biological senses ('amphibian tank'), however, onlyamfībija is possible.

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