terraqueous
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prettygoodwordterraqueous (ter-AY-kwee-uhs, ter-AK-wee-uhs) - adj., consisting of land and water, as the Earth; relating to or taking place on both land and water; (bot.) living in both land and water.
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Taken in the 1650s from the Late (i.e. scientific) Latin terraqueus, coined from Latin terra, dry land/earth/soil (ultimately from PIE *ters-, dry) + Latin aqua, water (ultimately from PIE *h₂ékʷeh₂, water) + -eus, adjectival suffix indicating an attribute.
---L.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
Taken in the 1650s from the Late (i.e. scientific) Latin terraqueus, coined from Latin terra, dry land/earth/soil (ultimately from PIE *ters-, dry) + Latin aqua, water (ultimately from PIE *h₂ékʷeh₂, water) + -eus, adjectival suffix indicating an attribute.
---L.
