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amphibiotic

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

adjective

Zoology.

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

amphibiotic British  
/ ˌæmfɪbaɪˈɒtɪk /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of amphibiotic

amphi- + biotic

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