1.
[syn: amphibious, amphibian]
2. operating or living on land and in water;
- Example: "amphibious vehicles"
- Example: "amphibious operations"
- Example: "amphibious troops"
- Example: "frogs are amphibious animals"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Amphibious \Am*phib"i*ous\, a. [Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double
life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.]
1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as
frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.
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2. Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land
and water.
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The amphibious character of the Greeks was already
determined: they were to be lords of land and sea.
--Hare.
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3. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures.
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Not in free and common socage, but in this
amphibious subordinate class of villein socage.
--Blackstone.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
amphibious
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of animals of the class
Amphibia [syn: amphibious, amphibian]
2: operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious
vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops";
"frogs are amphibious animals" [ant: aquatic,
terrestrial]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "amphibious":
adaptable, adjustable, all-around, amalgamated, ambidextrous,
ambiguous, ambivalent, blended, combined, complex, composite,
compound, compounded, conglomerate, dappled, eclectic, equivocal,
fifty-fifty, flexible, generally capable, half-and-half,
heterogeneous, indiscriminate, intricate, ironic, jumbled,
many-sided, medley, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, motley,
multifaceted, multinational, multiracial, patchy, pluralistic,
promiscuous, resourceful, scrambled, supple, syncretic,
thrown together, two-handed, varied, versatile