amphibiotic

adjective

am·​phi·​bi·​ot·​ic

¦amfə̇ˌbī¦ätik

: terrestrial in the adult stage but aquatic as a larva or nymph

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary amphi- + -biotic

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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