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 project aims to sequence genomes from a wide range of marine and freshwater species, including cephalopods.

From Science Daily

Another major UN assessment, published on Tuesday as the summit opened, warned that migratory freshwater fish populations crucial to river health and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people are in freefall and risk collapse.

From Barron's

In total, 325 migratory freshwater fish species have been identified as candidates for international conservation efforts, pointing to a largely overlooked biodiversity crisis across shared river systems.

From Science Daily

As well as providing enough food for 200 million people globally, he said migratory freshwater fish have immense diversity which needs protection.

From BBC

The helicopter-based survey was carried out last year after scientists observed freshwater emerging under pressure in parts of the exposed lakebed in Farmington Bay, forming unusual mounds covered in dense phragmites reeds.

From Science Daily