amphibiotic

[ am-fuh-bahy-ot-ik ]
/ ˌæm fə baɪˈɒt ɪk /

adjective Zoology.

living on land during the adult stage and in water during a larval stage.

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Origin of amphibiotic

amphi- + biotic

Words nearby amphibiotic

amphiaster, amphibaric, amphibia, amphibian, amphibians, amphibiotic, amphibious, amphiblastic, amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic
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British Dictionary definitions for amphibiotic

amphibiotic
/ (ˌæmfɪbaɪˈɒtɪk) /

adjective

having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
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