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- 1. relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water: "an amphibious vehicle"
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AMPHIBIOUS definition: 1. of or relating to a type of animal that lives both on land and in water: 2. relating to…. Learn more.
The meaning of AMPHIBIOUS is combining two characteristics. How to use amphibious in a sentence.
AMPHIBIOUS meaning: 1. of or relating to a type of animal that lives both on land and in water: 2. relating to…. Learn more.
Amphibious definition: living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.. See examples of AMPHIBIOUS used in a sentence.
Amphibious aircraft, an aircraft capable of landing on either water or land; Amphibious vehicle, a vehicle capable of being driven on both land and water; Amphibious warfare, warfare carried out on both land and water
Amphibious animals are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.
The world's smallest known vertebrate, Paedophryne amauensis, sitting on a U.S. dime.The dime is 17.9 mm in diameter, for scale. The word amphibian is derived from the Ancient Greek term ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), which means 'both kinds of life', ἀμφί meaning 'of both kinds' and βίος meaning 'life'. The term was initially used as a general adjective for animals that could live ...
Definition of amphibious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you can drive your car down the highway and then go off road and ford a few rivers, too, you've got an amphibious vehicle — something that works on land and in the water, too. Amphibious also describes animals that can live on land or in the water — like frogs and toads — and comes from the Greek roots amphi "both" and bios "life."
AMPHIBIOUS meaning: 1 : able to live both on land and in water; 2 : able to be used both on land and water
