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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
Translations amphibious adj animal, plant → amphibisch; (Mil) → amphibisch; amphibious vehicle/aircraft → Amphibienfahrzeug nt → /-flugzeug nt amphibious [æmˈfɪbɪəs] adj (Bio) (vehicle) → anfibio/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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