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subaqueous

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sub·a·que·ous  (sb-kw-s, -kw-)
adj.
1. Formed or adapted for underwater use or operation; submarine.
2. Found or occurring underwater: subaqueous organisms; subaqueous rocks.

subaqueous [sʌbˈeɪkwɪəs -ˈækwɪ-]
adj
occurring, appearing, formed, or used under water

subaqueous  (sb-kw-s)
1. Found or occurring underwater.
2. Formed or adapted for underwater use or operation.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.subaqueous - growing or remaining under watersubaqueous - growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
aquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"


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As far as I am aware, not one of these animals perished, as was formerly supposed, in the marshes or muddy river-beds of the present land, but their bones have been exposed by the streams intersecting the subaqueous deposit in which they were originally embedded.
 
 
 
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