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amphibiotic definition

amphi·bi·otic (am′fi bī ät′ik)

adjective

Zool. that lives in water in one stage of development and on land in another

Etymology: < Gr amphibios (see amphibious) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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