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aquatic

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) aquatic (adjective)
  2. 2) aquatic (noun)
  3. aquatic plant (noun)

1aquat·ic

adj \ə-ˈkwä-tik, -ˈkwa-\

Definition of AQUATIC

1
: growing or living in or frequenting water <aquatic mosquito larvae>
2
: taking place in or on water <aquatic sports>
— aquat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of AQUATIC

  1. <a lifelong fascination with sharks and other fearsome aquatic creatures>

First Known Use of AQUATIC

1610

Related to AQUATIC

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

Rhymes with AQUATIC

biotic, chaotic, cirrhotic, demotic, despotic, ergotic, erotic, exotic, hypnotic, kyphotic, leprotic, lordotic, meiotic, mitotic, narcotic, necrotic, neurotic, Nilotic, osmotic, psychotic, quixotic, robotic, sclerotic, thrombotic, zygotic

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