Definitions for amphibious

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amphibious am·phib·i·ous

Spelling: [am-fib-ee-uh s]

IPA: /æmˈfɪb i əs/

Amphibious is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 431 anagrams from letters in amphibious (abhiimopsu).

Definitions for amphibious

adjective

1. living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.
2. Also, amphibian. capable of operating on both land and water:
3. of or relating to military operations by both land and naval forces against the same object, especially to a military attack by troops landed by naval ships.
4. trained or organized to fight, or fighting, on both land and sea:
5. combining two qualities, kinds, traits, etc.; of or having a mixed or twofold nature.

Origin of amphibious

1635-45; Latin amphibius Greek amphíbios living a double life. See amphi-, bio-, -ous

Examples for amphibious

But I well knew that these amphibious monsters can far outswim a man.

Seals of amphibious nature, are either for the land or water.

Lawmakers have tried to halt the French sale of the Mistral, an amphibious warship, to the Russian Navy.

The lances used by them were pointed with the teeth of these amphibious animals.

After the race the Duke and Duchess had a thrilling, bouncy ride across the harbour in an amphibious vehicle.

The strongest conceivable U.S. land or amphibious forces would not provide a military option.

The main theatre is where the amphibious power wishes to make it so.

The Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.

Surfers today forecast waves using technology first developed to help with the timing of amphibious assaults.

A walrus spouts much like a whale, but the walrus is not a fish, because he is amphibious.