What does amphibious mean?

amphibious means "relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in amphibious?

amphibious has 4 syllables: am-phib-i-ous. The stress falls on "phib". In IPA it is /æmˈfɪbiəs/.

What is another word for amphibious?

Close synonyms include amphibian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of amphibious?

The recorded antonyms are aquatic, terrestrial.

Is amphibious a common word?

amphibious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

amphibious — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
Synonymsamphibian
2.
operating or living on land and in water
“amphibious vehicles”
“amphibious operations”
“amphibious troops”
“frogs are amphibious animals”
Antonymsaquatic terrestrial
Similaramphibiotic

Questions about amphibious

What does amphibious mean?: amphibious means "relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in amphibious?: amphibious has 4 syllables: am-phib-i-ous. The stress falls on "phib". In IPA it is /æmˈfɪbiəs/.
What is another word for amphibious?: Close synonyms include amphibian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of amphibious?: The recorded antonyms are aquatic, terrestrial.
Is amphibious a common word?: amphibious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for amphibious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
Synonymsamphibian
2.
operating or living on land and in water
“amphibious vehicles”
“amphibious operations”
“amphibious troops”
“frogs are amphibious animals”
Antonymsaquatic terrestrial
Similaramphibiotic

Questions about amphibious

What does amphibious mean?: amphibious means "relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in amphibious?: amphibious has 4 syllables: am-phib-i-ous. The stress falls on "phib". In IPA it is /æmˈfɪbiəs/.
What is another word for amphibious?: Close synonyms include amphibian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of amphibious?: The recorded antonyms are aquatic, terrestrial.
Is amphibious a common word?: amphibious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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