Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia;
[syn: amphibious, amphibian]
2. operating or living on land and in water;
- Example: "amphibious vehicles"
- Example: "amphibious operations"
- Example: "amphibious troops"
- Example: "frogs are amphibious animals"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water. [1913 Webster] The amphibious character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea. --Hare. [1913 Webster] 3. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures. [1913 Webster] Not in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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

