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Amphibious

/[æmˈfɪbi.əs]/ adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of functioning on land or in water. not-comparable

    "an amphibious vehicle"

  2. 2
    Occurring on both land and water. not-comparable

    "an amphibious attack"

  3. 3
    Ambidextrous. humorous, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    operating or living on land and in water wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

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