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aquatic

English

Alternative forms

  • aquatick (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (living in water), from Latin aquaticus (relating to water), from aqua (water)

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??kw?.t?k/, /??kwæ.t?k/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??kw?.t?k/, /??kwæ.t?k/
  • (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??kw?.t?k/
  • Rhymes: -?t?k

Usage notes

The pronunciations with a back vowel are more recent and reflect a long-established tendency to round a historic short-a after IPA(key): /w/.

Adjective

aquatic (comparative more aquatic, superlative most aquatic)

  1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

Synonyms

  • waterly

Related terms

  • aquativeness (obscure, obsolete)

Translations

Noun

aquatic (plural aquatics)

  1. Any aquatic plant.

References

aquatic From the web:

  • what aquatic ecosystem
  • what aquatic turtles stay small
  • what aquatic plants are safe for turtles
  • what aquatic animals eat algae
  • what aquatic animal am i
  • what aquatic ecosystem is the most productive
  • what aquatic mean
  • what aquatic ecosystem is likely to be the warmest


amphibians

English

Noun

amphibians

  1. plural of amphibian

amphibians From the web:

  • what amphibians
  • what amphibians eat
  • what amphibians live in the desert
  • what amphibians live in the rainforest
  • what amphibians live in the sahara desert
  • what amphibians go through metamorphosis
  • what amphibians are endangered
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