amphibious
adjective/æmˈfɪbiəs/
/æmˈfɪbiəs/
- able to live both on land and in waterTopics Animalsc2
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- (of military operations) involving soldiers landing at a place from the sea
- an amphibious raid/assault
- suitable for use on land or water
- amphibious vehicles
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin amphibium, from Greek amphibion (noun use of amphibios ‘living both in water and on land’, from amphi ‘both’ + bios ‘life’) + -ous.
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