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aquatic

aquatic

1 4.3
A plant or animal that lives in water
  • noun
  • /əˈkwætɪk/
translation icon : organismo acuático
  • Many aquatic species, like frogs and fish, have adapted to living in water.

Examples

  • The pond is home to various aquatic plants, including water lilies and cattails.

  • Lake aquatic plants include the common bladderwort and white water crowfoot (a type of buttercup), both of which grow entirely underwater except for their blooms.

    Academic text (1998)

  • These aquatic plants happen every single year, and they normally cover quite a bit of the pond.

  • And that's the reason why a lot of mercury is linked to aquatic organisms.

  • Like many aquatic molluscs, oysters start life as exposed larvae and quickly get to work building a protective shell.

  • In her biology class, she learned about the different types of aquatic animals that thrive in freshwater.

Antonyms

terrestrial
4 4.0

An animal or plant that lives on land rather than in water

Compounds

aquatic plant
1 3.4

A plant that grows in or near water, like a water lily

aquatic mammal
1 3.4

An animal that breathes air and lives in water, like a whale or seal

aquatic bird
1 3.5

A bird that lives near water and can swim, wade or dive

aquatic fern
6.0

A fern that grows in water or very wet places

aquatic vertebrate
5.5

An animal with a backbone that lives mostly in water

How Aquatic

aquatic
1 4.3
amphibian
21 4.4
terrestrial
4 4.0

Surface Forms

aquatic singular
aquatics plural

Etymology

The noun aquatic comes from the Latin aqua, meaning 'water'. So an aquatic is a plant or animal that lives in or on water, much like the creatures you see in an aquarium.