Aquatic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aquatic \A*quat"ic\, a. [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See
     {Aqua}.]
     Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming
     in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants
     and fowls.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aquatic \A*quat`ic\, n.
     1. An aquatic animal or plant.
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     2. pl. Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aquatic
       adj 1: relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an aquatic
              environment"
       2: operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic
          vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are
          aquatic animals" [ant: {terrestrial}, {amphibious}]
       n : a plant that lives in or on water

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "aquatic":
     aqueous, balneal, deep-sea, estuarine, grallatorial, hydrated,
     hydraulic, hydrous, liquid, littoral, natant, natatorial, natatory,
     plashy, seashore, shore, sloppy, splashy, swashy, swimming, tidal,
     water-dwelling, water-growing, water-living, water-loving,
     waterish, watery