Definitions for amphibious
æmˈfɪb i əsam·phibi·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amphibious, amphibianadjective

   relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

2. amphibiousadjective

   operating or living on land and in water

   "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amphibiousadjective

   Capable of functioning on land or in water.

2. amphibiousadjective

   Occurring on both land and water.

   amphibious attack

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AMPHIBIOUSadjective

   That which partakes of two natures, so as to live in two elements; as, in air and water.

   Etymology: ἄμφι and βίος.

   A creature of amphibious nature,
   On land a beast, a fish in water. Hudibras, cant. iii.

   Those are called amphibious, which live freely in the air, upon the earth, and yet are observed to live long upon water, as if they were natural inhabitants of that element; though it be worth the examination to know, whether any of those creatures that live at that ease, and by choice, a good while, or at any time upon the earth, can live, a long time together, perfectly under water. John Locke.

   Fishes contain much oil, and amphibious animals participate somewhat of the nature of fishes, and are oily. Arbuthnot.

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1. amphibious

   Amphibious refers to the characteristic of being able to function or live both in water and on land. This term is commonly used to describe certain types of animals, vehicles or operations. For instance, amphibious animals, like frogs or turtles, have adapted to survive in both terrestrial and aquatic environments, while amphibious vehicles, like hovercrafts, can travel on both land and water. In military terms, amphibious operations involve forces that are specifically trained to carry out attacks launched from the sea onto land.

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1. Amphibiousadjective

   having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants

2. Amphibiousadjective

   pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water

3. Amphibiousadjective

   of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures

4. Etymology: [Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amphibious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amphibious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of amphibious in a Sentence

1. Sam Tangredi:

   However, it was the overall might of US industry and the size of the US fleet (particularly its logistics and amphibious ships) that ground out victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy.

2. Professor Auke Ijspeert:

   We're now making an amphibious robot that will have the same swimming and walking properties, but will be a bit more sturdy, here clearly there's a big interest of having a robot that can crawl, go through small spaces, can swim a bit. And if you have a collapsed building; you think there are survivors, you will not send a dog because maybe the building is too dangerous. It may be very interesting to have an amphibious robot that you remote control; see if there are survivors and decide then if it's worth sending a team or not.

3. Vasily Kashin:

   Before we had to use amphibious landing ships to carry supplies to Syria. But now they are not sufficient and we are creating a new class of military transports which are part of the navy but in fact are pure cargo ships.

4. Sidharth Kaushal:

   The Taiwanese air force would have to sink around 40 % of the amphibious landing forces of the PLA in order to render this sort of mission infeasible.

5. Bryan McGrath:

   We would be operationally and strategically short-sighted not to retain unique amphibious capabilities within the Navy and Marine Corps team.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amphibious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amphibious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=amphibious
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amphibious