Amphibious
/[æmˈfɪbi.əs]/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Capable of functioning on land or in water. not-comparable
"an amphibious vehicle"
- 2 Occurring on both land and water. not-comparable
"an amphibious attack"
- 3 Ambidextrous. humorous, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 operating or living on land and in water wordnet
- 2 relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia wordnet
Example
More examples"The platypus, a small amphibious Austrian mammal, is a very shy animal."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βίος (bíos, “life”).