abinieks

Etymology
Coined in 1860-70 (author undetermined) from, following the model of 🇨🇬, from and. This word quickly replaced earlier proposed forms like and.

Noun

 * 1) amphibian vertebrates of the class that live both on land and in water
 * vairums abinieku sugu ir derīgi dzīvnieki, jo tie iznīcina lauksaimniecībai kaitīgus kukaiņus— most species of amphibians are useful animals, because they destroy insects that are harmful to agriculture
 * vairums abinieku sugu ir derīgi dzīvnieki, jo tie iznīcina lauksaimniecībai kaitīgus kukaiņus— most species of amphibians are useful animals, because they destroy insects that are harmful to agriculture
 * vairums abinieku sugu ir derīgi dzīvnieki, jo tie iznīcina lauksaimniecībai kaitīgus kukaiņus— most species of amphibians are useful animals, because they destroy insects that are harmful to agriculture
 * vairums abinieku sugu ir derīgi dzīvnieki, jo tie iznīcina lauksaimniecībai kaitīgus kukaiņus— most species of amphibians are useful animals, because they destroy insects that are harmful to agriculture

Usage notes
In the biological sense, is the usual term. In non-biological senses ('amphibian tank'), however, only is possible.