semiaquatic

[ sem-ee-uh-kwat-ik, -kwot-, sem-ahy- ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.
  1. partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.

Origin of semiaquatic

1
First recorded in 1825–35; semi- + aquatic

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British Dictionary definitions for semiaquatic

semiaquatic

/ (ˌsɛmɪəˈkwætɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of organisms, esp plants) occurring close to the water and sometimes within it

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Scientific definitions for semiaquatic

semiaquatic

[ sĕm′ē-ə-kwătĭk ]


  1. Adapted for living or growing in or near water, but not entirely aquatic.

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