amphibious
adjective/æmˈfɪbiəs/
Frequency rank: #12,217 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Able to operate both on land and in water.
Example sentence
The military unit trained for amphibious operations, moving seamlessly from sea to land.
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