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amphibic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /æmˈfɪ.bɪk/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios) + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, not-comparable, qualifier:now chiefly botanical, rare) Alternative form of amphibious.
    alt of amphibious
    • It is well I have not been hasty in carrying out the amphibic projectile, since naval tactics have in the meantime been quite revolutionized in consequence of the adoption of the Harvey torpedo and the boom torpedo, both of which call for fighting at close quarters. 1890, William Conant Church, The Life of John Ericsson: Volume II, page 159:
    • The effecting of the circulation of a serous fluid in insects and animalcules may be less rapid, in proportion to the minuteness of their bodies, than that of blood, particularly warm blood, (that of a warm-blooded or non-amphibic animal,) is always found to be [...]. 1825, John Walker, The Lancet, page 712:
    • Amphibic or aquatic ferns are abundant in Equisetum, Blechnum and in Marsileales. 2009, Wolfgang Frey, Syllabus of Plant Families – Adolf Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien. Part 3: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants. 13th ed., page 314:
    • When including the amphibic zone, freshwater streams and lakes, and the tide-influenced rocky sea-shores along the coasts, quite a variety of lichen species, albeit markedly lower than that of terrestrial sites, are displayed. 2024, Burkhard Büdel, Thomas Friedl, Wolfram Beyschlag, Biology of Algae, Lichens and Bryophytes, page 454:
    • The Potamobiidæ lead a rather amphibic life and leave the water, in many cases, habitually. 1902, Arnold Edward Ortmann, The geographical distribution of freshwater decapods and its bearing upon ancient geography, page 316:
    • The plants are perennial aquatics, occurring both as true submerged hydrophytes and as land plants bound to an amphibic life in swamps and similar habitats. 1946, Henning Horn af Rantzien, Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift, page 406:
    • Relative rates of apparent CO₂ intake after different periods of submersion of terrestrial and amphibic lichens. 1973, Vernon Ahmadjian, Mason Hale, The Lichens, page 326:
    • The ecological impact of the construction of a dam concerns not only the aquatic region but also the amphibic and terrestrial environment of the new lake. 1991, Gerhard Schiller, Risto Lemmelä, Manfred Spreafico, Hydrology of Natural and Manmade Lakes, page 143: