amphibian
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- noun
- /æmˈfɪbiən/
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vehículo anfibio
- He had expected to take his anger out on the helovan, but the amphibian's panic a few days before had calmed since he wasn't being blamed for the loss of the shipment.
Examples
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The amphibian tractor, or Alligator as it was called, is an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark.
Academic text (2005) -
Before he could get any closer, the amphibian slapped the remote pad with his left forepaw.
Fiction book (2002) -
So it's like a boat, car, amphibian, vehicle amphibian.
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ANYWAY, ALL I WANT TO DO IS FIX UP THAT AMPHIBIAN AND GET US THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
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OK, HOGAN, LET'S WINCH THE AMPHIBIAN INTO THE WATER.
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The tour included a ride on an amphibian vehicle that floated on the lake and drove along the roads.
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The military used an amphibian to transport troops from the shore to the battle zone and back.
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To explore the river, we rented an amphibian that could drive on land and navigate through the water.
Synonyms
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A machine like a car that can move on land and in water
A vehicle with big wheels and a high body for driving over marshes
A large vehicle with big wheels and a raised body that goes across wet, muddy land
Surface Forms
Morphology
amphibian = amphibious (semi-transparent) = amphib + an
Applied to vehicles by straightforward extension from 'amphibious'; the morphological relation is regular but relies on knowledge of 'amphibious'.
Etymology
Amphibian comes from Greek parts amphi- meaning 'both' and bio meaning 'life', and people used the same idea for machines. So an amphibian vehicle is one that can travel 'both' on land and on water.