triphibian

[ trahy-fib-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. skilled in combat equally on land, sea, and in the air.

  2. (of an aircraft) equipped to take off from land, water, snow, or ice.

noun
  1. a person who is triphibian.

  2. a triphibian airplane.

Origin of triphibian

1
First recorded in 1940–45; tri- + (am)phibian

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