amphibious

(ăm-fĭb'ē-əs)
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.]

amphibiously am·phib'i·ous·ly adv.
amphibiousness am·phib'i·ous·ness n.

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[æmܒfibēǝs]

æmˈfibēǝs adj. 1. relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water: amphibious habitats | an amphibious vehicle.

2. (of a military operation) involving forces landed from the sea: an amphibious assault.

3. (of forces) trained for such operations.

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IN BRIEF: Something that can live or operate on land and in water.

Some frogs are amphibious creatures.

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For a list of words related to amphibious, see:

• Environment, Ecology, and Animal Behavior - amphibious: (adj) capable of living both on land and in water
• Seamanship and Port - amphibious: (adj) used on both land and sea

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - amfibisk, amfibie-

Nederlands (Dutch)
amfibisch (dieren/ militair), twee functies bekledend

Français (French)
adj. - amphibie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - amphibisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ζωολ.) αμφίβιος, (στρατ.) αμφίβιος (για δράση στην ξηρά και στη θάλασσα)

Italiano (Italian)
anfibio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - anfíbio

Русский (Russian)
земноводный, плавающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - anfibio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - amfibisk, dubbel-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
两用的, 陆海空军协同作战的, 两栖类的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 兩用的, 陸海空軍協同作戰的, 兩棲類的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수륙 양서의, 수륙 양면 작전의, 이중 인격의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水陸両生の, 水陸両用の, 陸海空軍共同の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) برمائي : يستطيع العيش في الما وعلى اليابسه, ثنائي الطبيعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ימבשתי - חי בים וביבשה כאחת, אמפיבי, בעל טבע כפול, מחזיק בשתי עמדות, מתנהל ביבשה ובים (מבצע צבאי), מאומנים ללחימה בים וביבשה (חיילים)‬

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