subaquatic

[ suhb-uh-kwat-ik, -uh-kwot- ]

adjective

1. living or growing partly on land, partly in water.
2. under water.

subaquatic

/ -ˈkwɒt-; ˌsʌbəˈkwætɪk /

adjective

1. living or growing partly in water and partly on land
2. of or relating to conditions, existence, or activities under water

Word History and Origins

Origin of subaquatic¹

First recorded in 1780–90; sub- + aquatic

Example Sentences

The Membranes, with its subaquatic setting, found a place as alien as life gets on planet Earth.

From MIT Technology Review

Humanity has migrated to subaquatic domes to escape the lethal consequences of a vastly deteriorated ozone layer.

From MIT Technology Review

The larger story is the spread of greater Amazonia, the millions of square feet of new space that is the subaquatic iceberg floating under the Helix’s crystal tip.

From Washington Post

These soon come in contact with some subaquatic object and adhere to it.

From Project Gutenberg

I became absorbed in a sort of subaquatic mirage, in which I seemed to distinguish reflections beneath the surface.

From Project Gutenberg

This can be done, even under the surface of the water, by the use of certain subaquatic apparatus.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• submerged
• undersea