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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•phib•i•ous /æmˈfɪbiəs/USA pronunciation adj. - living on land and in water.
- (capable of) operating on both land and water.
am•phib•i•ous•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•phib•i•ous (am fib′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - living or able to live both on land and in water;
belonging to both land and water. - Also, amphibian. capable of operating on both land and water:amphibious vehicles.
- Militaryof or pertaining to military operations by both land and naval forces against the same object, esp. to a military attack by troops landed by naval ships.
- Militarytrained or organized to fight, or fighting, on both land and sea:amphibious troops.
- combining two qualities, kinds, traits, etc.;
of or having a mixed or twofold nature.
- Greek amphíbios living a double life. See amphi-, bio-, -ous
- Latin amphibius
- 1635–45
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