ampho-, amph-, amphi-

The existence of life in, or connected with, two elements; such as, earth and aqueous habitats.

Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.

Free-swimming larval state of sponges, possessing some external flagellate cells.

Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, such as hornblende, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum.

Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, such as hornblende, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum.

A phrase or sentence that can be interpreted in two ways, usually because of the grammatical construction rather than the meanings of the words themselves: "The phrase, the boy on the chair with a broken leg, is an example of amphibology."

Ambiquity of speech arising from uncertain grammar.

1. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables; for example, remember.
2. A trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is short, long, short in quantitative meter, or unstressed, stressed, unstressed in accentual meter; therefore, together is an accentual amphibrach.

Floating convertible cars operating on both land and in water.

These cars have two propellers at the back and an exhaust that sticks out above the water line. This kind of car was built in Germany from 1961 to 1968 and imported to the United States and they are still being used by collectors who even have a Website at www.amphicar.com.

Producing two kinds of fruit that differ either in form or in time of ripening.

Producing fruits above ground that are subsequently buried.

Having fruit of two kinds, either as to form, or time of maturation.

1. Converging at both ends; a reference to a plexus of blood vessels having one afferent and one efferent trunk.
2. Coming together at both ends, said of a rete mirabile (vascular network interrupting the continuity of an artery or vein) that starts when a blood vessel breaks up into a number of branches and ends by the branches joining again to form the same vessel.

1. Having a double action upon test colors in chemistry.
2. Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.

The occurrence of different colored flowers on individual plants in different seasons.