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aquatic

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a·quat·ic  (-kwtk, -kwt-)
adj.
1. Consisting of, relating to, or being in water: an aquatic environment.
2. Living or growing in, on, or near the water: aquatic animals and plants.
3. Taking place in or on the water: an aquatic sport.
n.
1. An organism that lives in, on, or near the water.
2. aquatics Sports Athletic activities performed in or on the water.

[Middle English aquatique, from Old French, from Latin aquticus, from aqua, water; see akw-- in Indo-European roots.]

a·quati·cal·ly adv.

aquatic [əˈkwætɪk əˈkwɒt-]
adj
1. growing, living, or found in water
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) Sport performed in or on water
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a marine or freshwater animal or plant
[from Latin aquāticus, from aqua water]

aquatic  (-kwtk)
Relating to, living in, or growing in water.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aquaticaquatic - a plant that lives in or on water    
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Adj.1.aquaticaquatic - relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an aquatic environment"
2.aquaticaquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"
amphibious - operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"
terrestrial - operating or living or growing on land

aquatic
adjective sea, water, ocean, marine, maritime, oceanic, saltwater, ocean-going, seagoing, pelagic, briny aquatic plants and fish
Translations
aquatic [əˈkwætɪk]
A. ADJacuático
B. N
1. (Bot) → planta f acuática
2. (Zool) → animal m acuático

aquatic [əˈkwætɪk] adj
[plants, birds] → aquatique
[sport] → nautiques

aquatic
adjWasser-; plants, animals, organisms etc alsoim Wasser lebend, aquatisch (spec); aquatic sportsWassersport m

aquatic [əˈkwætɪk] adjacquatico/a

aquatic
adj aquatic [əˈkwӕtik]
living, growing, or taking place in water aquatic plants/sports. wateragtig مائي воден vodní vand-; hav- Wasser... υδρόβιος, θαλάσσιος acuático vee- آبزی؛ آبی vesi- aquatique חָי בַמָים जलचर vodeni vízi dalam air vatns-, vatna-, lagar- acquatico 水生の 물속의 vandens ūdens- akuatik water- vann- wodny aquático acvatic водяной; водный vodný (pod)voden vodeni som växer (lever) i (nära) vatten ที่ใช้ชีวิตอยู่ในน้ำ suda yaşayan, su içinde/yüzeyinde yapılan 水生的 водяний; водний آبی ، آبی کھیل dưới nước


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This greatly annoyed him, and recollecting that he was not aquatic, he stopped and shouted across the waves' tumultous roar:
Now, unless the sandbank had been submitted to the intermittent eruption of a geyser, the Governor Higginson had to do neither more nor less than with an aquatic mammal, unknown till then, which threw up from its blow-holes columns of water mixed with air and vapour.
If in the neighborhood of your camp there should be any hilly country, ponds surrounded by aquatic grass, hollow basins filled with reeds, or woods with thick undergrowth, they must be carefully routed out and searched; for these are places where men in ambush or insidious spies are likely to be lurking.
 
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