amphibious

adjective
🔊/æmˈfɪbiəs/
🔊/æmˈfɪbiəs/
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  1. able to live both on land and in water(生物)水陆两栖的Topics Animalsc2
  2. (of military operations军事行动) involving soldiers landing at a place from the sea两栖作战的;登陆的
    • an amphibious raid/assault两栖突袭/袭击
  3. suitable for use on land or water水陆两用的
    • amphibious vehicles水陆两用车辆
  4. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin amphibium, from Greek amphibion (noun use of amphibios ‘living both in water and on land’, from amphi ‘both’ + bios ‘life’) + -ous.