amphibious

What it means

1. not comparableCapable of functioning on land or in water.

   an amphibious vehicle

   1 more example

   Most Dutch cities began on a terp or artificial mound to which the prehistoric amphibious folk rushed for refuge when floods rolled in.

   1898, The Outlook, volume 60, page 281

   Synonyms: amphibian, amphibic

2. not comparableOccurring on both land and water.

   an amphibious attack

   1 more example

   Taiwan’s navy has taken delivery of a new, domestically made amphibious warfare ship that can be used to land troops and bolster supply lines to vulnerable islands, part of a push by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen to achieve defence self-sufficiency.

   2022 September 30, “Taiwan adds new amphibious warfare ship to defence inventory”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022

3. humorousnot comparablehobbiesAmbidextrous.

In a sentence

an amphibious vehicle

Where it comes from

1. Ancient Greekἀμφίβιος
2. Englishamphibious

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βίος (bíos, “life”).