Amphibious

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amphibious \Am*phib"i*ous\, a. [Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double
     life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.]
     1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as
        frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.
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     2. Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land
        and water.
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              The amphibious character of the Greeks was already
              determined: they were to be lords of land and sea.
                                                    --Hare.
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     3. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures.
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              Not in free and common socage, but in this
              amphibious subordinate class of villein socage.
                                                    --Blackstone.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amphibious
       adj 1: relating to or characteristic of animals of the class
              Amphibia [syn: {amphibian}]
       2: operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious
          vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops";
          "frogs are amphibious animals" [ant: {aquatic}, {terrestrial}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "amphibious":
     adaptable, adjustable, all-around, amalgamated, ambidextrous,
     ambiguous, ambivalent, blended, combined, complex, composite,
     compound, compounded, conglomerate, dappled, eclectic, equivocal,
     fifty-fifty, flexible, generally capable, half-and-half,
     heterogeneous, indiscriminate, intricate, ironic, jumbled,
     many-sided, medley, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, motley,
     multifaceted, multinational, multiracial, patchy, pluralistic,
     promiscuous, resourceful, scrambled, supple, syncretic,
     thrown together, two-handed, varied, versatile