amphibiontic

adjective

am·​phib·​i·​on·​tic

am¦fibē¦äntik,

¦amˌf-

: littoral sense a

Word History

Etymology

Greek amphibiont-, amphibion + English -ic

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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