aquatic
[uh-kwat-ik, uh-kwot-]
- of, in, or pertaining to water.
- living or growing in water: aquatic plant life.
- taking place or practiced on or in water: aquatic sports.
- an aquatic plant or animal.
- aquatics, sports practiced on or in water.
Origin of aquatic
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Contemporary Examples
Swimmers now enjoy its 12,000-square-meter aquatic theme park.
Architectural White Elephants: Beijing, London, and the Post-Olympics CurseMelinda Liu
August 14, 2012
They said that in any case the incident only highlights their worry that the Gulf is an aquatic tinderbox.
Historical Examples
The three first are aquatic, the five latter upland varieties.
It is not an aquatic reptile, its food consisting principally of vegetation.
PathfinderAlan Douglas
They are aquatic and are much like the snapping turtles in habit.
PathfinderAlan Douglas
Mytiliform: shell-like; as the middle feet in some aquatic Hemiptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
The water-beetles and other aquatic insects will also come in for a share of attention.
aquatic
- growing, living, or found in water
- sport performed in or on water
- a marine or freshwater animal or plant
Word Origin
C15: from Latin aquāticus, from aqua water
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Word Origin and History for aquatic
adj.
late 15c., from Middle French and Old French aquatique (13c.), from Latin aquaticus "growing in water; bringing rain," from aqua "water" (see aqua-)
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aquatic
[ə-kwăt′ĭk]
- Relating to, living in, or growing in water.
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