triphibiann.

/trʌɪˈfɪbɪən/

Etymology: Irregularly < tri- comb. form + -phibian (in amphibian n.)

One who or that which is capable of existing or operating in three different spheres, esp. on land, on water, and in the air. (An occasional word.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > amphibians > [noun] > creature existing in land, water and air

triphibian1935

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [noun] > triphibious

triphibian1935

1935 Sun (Baltimore) 26 Oct. 1/2 Constantinos Vlachos' invention, which he had intended should travel on the ground, in the air and on water, collapsed upon him in flames today as he was demonstrating it on the lawn of the Library of Congress. The device, which Vlachos, a resident of Washington, called a triphibian, has never been off the ground, his wife said.

1943 W. S. Churchill in Amer. Speech (1944) 19 14/2 He [sc. Lord Mountbatten] is what I venture to call a complete triphibian.

1943 Punch 8 Sept. 197 (caption) Looking Eastward. Mr. Punch's portrait of a ‘Triphibian’.

1977 H. Osmond in A. Huxley Moksha viii. 39 Soon my dear friend [sc. A. Huxley], the wise and gentle triphibian, for that was his own definition of man, was no more.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	triphibian
释义	triphibiann. /trʌɪˈfɪbɪən/ Etymology: Irregularly < tri- comb. form + -phibian (in amphibian n.) One who or that which is capable of existing or operating in three different spheres, esp. on land, on water, and in the air. (An occasional word.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > [noun] > creature existing in land, water and air triphibian1935 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [noun] > triphibious triphibian1935 1935 Sun (Baltimore) 26 Oct. 1/2 Constantinos Vlachos' invention, which he had intended should travel on the ground, in the air and on water, collapsed upon him in flames today as he was demonstrating it on the lawn of the Library of Congress. The device, which Vlachos, a resident of Washington, called a triphibian, has never been off the ground, his wife said. 1943 W. S. Churchill in Amer. Speech (1944) 19 14/2 He [sc. Lord Mountbatten] is what I venture to call a complete triphibian. 1943 Punch 8 Sept. 197 (caption) Looking Eastward. Mr. Punch's portrait of a ‘Triphibian’. 1977 H. Osmond in A. Huxley Moksha viii. 39 Soon my dear friend [sc. A. Huxley], the wise and gentle triphibian, for that was his own definition of man, was no more. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1935
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