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amphibic

UK/æmˈfɪ.bɪk/

amphibic is the alternative form of amphibious.

Meaning of amphibious

Adjective

amphibious (not comparable)

  1. Capable of functioning on land or in water.
    • an amphibious vehicle
    Synonyms:
    amphibian, amphibic
  2. Occurring on both land and water.
    • an amphibious attack
  3. (humorous) Ambidextrous.

Origin of amphibic

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios) + -ic.

Words that rhyme with amphibic

Questions about amphibic

What is amphibic the alternative form of?
Amphibic is the alternative form of amphibious.
How do you pronounce amphibic?
Amphibic is pronounced /æmˈfɪ.bɪk/ (UK).

Words near amphibic in the dictionary

  1. amphibial
  2. amphibian
  3. amphibiankind
  4. amphibianlike
  5. amphibians
  6. amphibic
  7. amphibicidal
  8. amphibicide
  9. amphibicides
  10. amphibiological
  11. amphibiologically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amphibic (page history and authors); amphibious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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