triphibian

triphibian
/truy fib"ee euhn/, Mil.
adj.
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.
3. triphibious.
n.
4. a person who is triphibian.
5. a triphibian airplane.
[1940-45; TRI- + (AM)PHIBIAN]

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