freshwater

American  

[fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈfrɛʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

Or fresh-water

adjective

1. of or living in water that is fresh or not salt.

   freshwater fish.

2. accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea.

   a freshwater sailor.

3. small, provincial, or little known.

   a freshwater college.

4. Obsolete.  untrained or of little experience.

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freshwater British  

/ ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə /

noun

1. of, relating to, or living in fresh water

2. (esp of a sailor who has not sailed on the sea) unskilled or inexperienced

3. small and little known

   a freshwater school

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freshwater Scientific  

/ frĕsh′wô′tər /

1. Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.

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Etymology

Origin of freshwater

First recorded in 1520–30; fresh + water

Example Sentences

The long-term goal is to provide a reliable source of drinking water for communities that lack both freshwater and saltwater supplies.

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Australia's modern freshwater and saltwater crocodiles only appeared far later, roughly 3.8 million years ago.

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The East Antarctic Ice Sheet, which holds over half of Earth's freshwater, is already losing ice in some coastal zones today.

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Two-thirds of freshwater species today rely on a specialized middle ear known as the Weberian apparatus.

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It was not clear whether the scaly hotel gatecrasher was a saltwater crocodile or its less dangerous freshwater cousin.

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