amphibious

Etymology

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

adj

1. Capable of functioning on land or in water.
   an amphibious vehicle
   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
2. Occurring on both land and water.
   an amphibious attack
   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. 30 September 2022, “Taiwan adds new amphibious warfare ship to defence inventory”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 2022-09-30