amphibious

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amphibious

/æmˈfɪbi.əs/ Australia, US, UK
/amˈfɪbɪjəs/ British, Southern, Standard
/ɛmˈfəbi.əs/ New Zealand
/amˈfɪbe.əs/ Scotland

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

adjective

not comparable Capable of functioning on land or in water. an amphibious vehicle
Similar: amphibian, amphibic
not comparable Occurring on both land and water. an amphibious attack
humorous, not comparable Ambidextrous.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: amphibian, semiaquatic, amphibiotic, landing, omniphibious, wadeable, submersible, boatable, swampable, duckable, landable, dewaterable, hoverable, capsizable, waterborne, floodable

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adj capable of functioning on land or in water

Español	anfibio
中文	兩棲 /两栖 liǎngqī
हिन्दी	उभयचर ubhaycar
Português	anfíbio
Français	amphibie
Deutsch	amphibisch
Italiano	anfibio
Ελληνικά	αμφίβιος amfívios
Русский	земново́дный zemnovódnyj

adj occurring on both land and water

한국어	수륙 양용의 suryuk yang'yong-ui
日本語	水陸両用の suirikuryōyō no
Português	anfíbio

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@misc{amphibious_2026,
  title = {amphibious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amphibious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}