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Amphibian

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a cold-blooded animal that lives both in water and on land, such as a frog
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amphibios
Greek · ancient
"living a double life"
literally having a double life, from amphi (both) and bios (life)
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amphibian
English · 1630s
"an animal living both in water and on land"
adopted by biologists for animals living both in water and on land
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