Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Consisting of, relating to, or being in water.
- adjective Living solely or chiefly in or on the water.
- adjective Taking place in or on the water.
- noun An organism that lives solely or chiefly in or on the water.
- noun Sports Athletic activities performed in or on the water.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to water; watery.
- Living in or frequenting water: as, aquatic animals; aquatic plants.
- Practised on or in water: as, aquatic sports.
- noun A plant which grows in water.
- noun plural Sports or exercises practised on or in water, as rowing or swimming.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An aquatic animal or plant.
- noun Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.
- adjective Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to
water ; living in or near water, taking place in water.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective operating or living or growing in water
- noun a plant that lives in or on water
- adjective relating to or consisting of or being in water
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Andrea James: The most swingin 'aquatic showstopper in cinema history.
Boing Boing 2009
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Areas of specialised vegetation occur on the rocky inselbergs and in aquatic habitats.
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"Coastal Region" (Lázaro Cárdenas): offering a great horizon of the ocean's rocky shores and sandy shoals, beaches, bays, and indigenous Náhuatl towns, excellent places to rest and engage in aquatic sports.
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"Coastal Region" (Lázaro Cárdenas): offering a great horizon of the ocean's rocky shores and sandy shoals, beaches, bays, and indigenous Náhuatl towns, excellent places to rest and engage in aquatic sports.
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"Coastal Region" (Lázaro Cárdenas): offering a great horizon of the ocean's rocky shores and sandy shoals, beaches, bays, and indigenous Náhuatl towns, excellent places to rest and engage in aquatic sports.
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"Coastal Region" (Lázaro Cárdenas): offering a great horizon of the ocean's rocky shores and sandy shoals, beaches, bays, and indigenous Náhuatl towns, excellent places to rest and engage in aquatic sports.
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"Coastal Region" (Lázaro Cárdenas): offering a great horizon of the ocean's rocky shores and sandy shoals, beaches, bays, and indigenous Náhuatl towns, excellent places to rest and engage in aquatic sports.
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Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled.
What The Hell Am I? 2007
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Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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Electric fish conduct electric duets in aquatic courtship
June 20th, 2007 2007
alguien commented on the word aquatic
"Aquatic Nocturne" by Sylvia Plath. Very beautiful, not depressing.
March 27, 2007