ignaqueous

English

Etymology

From Latin ignis (“fire”) +‎ aqueous (“of or relating to water”).

Adjective

ignaqueous

  1. (rare) able to live in both fire and water (as of salamanders)
    • 1819, Uriah Derick D’Arcy (Pseudonym), The Black Vampyre: A Legend of St. Domingo, page 17:
      The Gaul congratulated himself on his perseverance and sagacity; and as he had never heard of ignaqueous animals, was confident that though the water fiend was so expert in his own element, he could not stand the fiery ordeal.
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