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amphibious

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am·phib·i·ous  (m-fb-s)
adj.
1. Biology Living or able to live both on land and in water.
2. Able to operate both on land and in water: amphibious tanks.
3. Relating to or organized for a military landing by means of combined naval and land forces.
4. Of a mixed or twofold nature.

[From Latin amphibius, from Greek amphibios; see amphibian.]

am·phibi·ous·ly adv.
am·phibi·ous·ness n.

amphibious [æmˈfɪbɪəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) able to live both on land and in the water, as frogs, toads, etc.
2. designed for operation on or from both water and land
3. (Military) relating to military forces and equipment organized for operations launched from the sea against an enemy shore
4. having a dual or mixed nature
[from Greek amphibios, literally: having a double life, from amphi- + bios life]
amphibiously  adv
amphibiousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.amphibious - relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibiaamphibious - relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
2.amphibious - operating or living on land and in wateramphibious - operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"
aquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"
terrestrial - operating or living or growing on land
Translations
amphibious [æmˈfɪbɪəs] ADJ [animal, vehicle] → anfibio
amphibious [æmˈfɪbiəs] adj
[animal] → amphibie
[vehicle, plane] → amphibie
(MILITARY) [landing, operation, assault] → amphibie
amphibious
adj animal, plantamphibisch; (Mil) → amphibisch; amphibious vehicle/aircraftAmphibienfahrzeug nt/-flugzeug nt
amphibious [æmˈfɪbɪəs] adj (Bio) (vehicle) → anfibio/a


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He would always creep in-shore like some uncomfortable amphibious creature, even when the tide would have sent him fast upon his way; and I always think of him as coming after us in the dark or by the back-water, when our own two boats were breaking the sunset or the moonlight in mid-stream.
He mingles in the narrative, therefore, a well deserved feeling of execration against the tyrant who employed the torture, which a tone of ridicule towards the patient, as if, after all, it had not been ill bestowed on such an equivocal and amphibious character as a titular abbot.
But this hard body might be a bony covering, like that of the antediluvian animals; and I should be free to class this monster among amphibious reptiles, such as tortoises or alligators.
 
 
 
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