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amphibious.

Capable of functioning on land or in water.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/æmˈfɪbi.əs/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/amˈfɪbɪjəs/British, Southern, Standard/ɛmˈfəbi.əs/New-Zealand/amˈfɪbe.əs/Scotland
  1. Capable of functioning on land or in water.

    not-comparable
    an amphibious vehicle
  2. Occurring on both land and water.

    not-comparable
    an amphibious attack
  3. Ambidextrous.

    humorous · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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