What does aquatic mean?
Definitions for aquatic
əˈkwæt ɪk, əˈkwɒt-aquat·ic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word aquatic.
Princeton's WordNet
aquaticadjective
a plant that lives in or on water
aquaticadjective
relating to or consisting of or being in water
"an aquatic environment"
aquaticadjective
operating or living or growing in water
"boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"
Wiktionary
aquaticadjective
Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
Etymology: From aquatique, from aquaticus, from aqua
Wikipedia
Aquatic
Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live.
ChatGPT
aquatic
Aquatic refers to anything related to, living in, or occurring in water. It encompasses both freshwater and marine environments, including animals, plants, activities, ecosystems, or environments that exist or take place in water bodies.
Webster Dictionary
Aquaticadjective
pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls
Aquaticnoun
an aquatic animal or plant
Aquaticnoun
sports or exercises practiced in or on the water
Etymology: [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See Aqua.]
Wikidata
Aquatic
Aquatic is the third album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks released on the Fish of Milk label in 1994 and reissued on the Carpet Bomb label in the US in 1999. The album features two tracks, both titled "Aquatic", performed by Chris Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton and Tony Buck with the addition of Steve Wishart playing hurdy gurdy on the second. The Wire review described the album as "Real splendour...a hugely mature album, a rare spark of brilliance...a marvel".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Aquatic
a-kwat′ik, adj. relating to water: living or growing in water.—n.pl. Aquat′ics, amusements on the water, as boating, &c.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
aquatic
Inhabiting or relating to the water.
Editors Contribution
aquatic
Of or relating to water.
The aquatic centre is accessible to everyone.
Submitted by MaryC on February 28, 2020
Entomology
Aquatic
living wholly in water.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of aquatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of aquatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of aquatic in a Sentence
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.
Even though fish-eating terrestrial consumers are often exposed to high levels of mercury, they are usually not species eaten by humans – think of an osprey, kingfisher or bald eagle, the same is true for terrestrial consumers that rely on emergent aquatic insects – they are often not species consumed by humans such as spiders, songbirds and bats.
Invasive species ruin aquatic communities and their ecosystems, the EPA appeared to the take the path of least resistance by adopting an existing international standard that is inadequate to prevent their colonization.
That's the crazy thing about domestic aquatic pets, you have them in your aquarium and they are this cute little thing and then you release it into the wild and that constraint of size and food is gone and because of that some of these species can get really big.
Her love is fire in an aquatic world. By Sandy Sinn
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- مائيArabic
- водныBelarusian
- воденBulgarian
- জলজBengali
- aquàticCatalan, Valencian
- vodníCzech
- Wasser-, aquatisch, WasserGerman
- υδρόβιοςGreek
- acuáticoSpanish
- vesi-Finnish
- aquatiqueFrench
- ushtaghManx
- acquatica, acquaticoItalian
- 水生Japanese
- 물, 수서Korean
- akuatik, airMalay
- aquatische, aquatischDutch
- wodnyPolish
- aquático, aquáticaPortuguese
- acvaticRomanian
- акватический, водяной, водныйRussian
- voden, воденSerbo-Croatian
- vodnýSlovak
- akvatiskSwedish
- నీటిTelugu
- воднийUkrainian
- thủy sảnVietnamese
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