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amphibian

adj
/æmˈfɪbɪən/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amphibius [from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)] + -an.

  1. derived from ἀμφίβιος
  2. learned borrowing from amphibius

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the class Amphibia.

  2. Capable of operating on both land and water

    Capable of operating on both land and water; amphibious.

  3. Having two natures.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An animal of the Amphibia

      An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.

    2. A vehicle which can operate on both land and water.

    3. A person with two distinct characters, qualities or identities.

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Derived

amphibian helicopter, amphibian species, amphibian tank, Memphibian, amphibiankind, amphibianlike, amphibicide, nonamphibian, triphibian

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at amphibian. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at amphibian. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at amphibian

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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