aquatic
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a·quat·ic
(ə-kwăt'ĭk, ə-kwŏt'-) 
adj.
adj.
- Consisting of, relating to, or being in water: an aquatic environment.
- Living or growing in, on, or near the water: aquatic animals and plants.
- Taking place in or on the water: an aquatic sport.
- An organism that lives in, on, or near the water.
- aquatics Sports. Athletic activities performed in or on the water.
[Middle English aquatique, from Old French, from Latin aquāticus, from aqua, water.]
aquatically a·quat'i·cal·ly adv.
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A plant that grows submerged in water, although its roots are in soil. The most common aquatics are water lilies and lotus.
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categories related to 'aquatic'
- Environment, Ecology, and Animal Behavior - aquatic: (adj) water-dwelling
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Aquatic
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Aquatic(s) means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water
Aquatic(s) may also refer to:
- Aquatic animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life
- Aquatic ecosystem, environmental system located in a body of water
- Aquatic plants, also called hydrophytic plants or hydrophytes, are plants that have adapted to living in or on aquatic environments
- Aquatic (album), 1994 album by the Australian experimental jazz trio, The Necks
- Aquatics, another name for water sports
See also
- All pages with titles containing "Aquatic"
- Freshwater ecosystem, an earth aquatic ecosystems
- Limnology, the study of inland waters
- Marine biology, the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water
- Oceanography, the study of marine environments
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Aquatic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vandlevende, som lever i vandet
n. - vandplante, vanddyr
idioms:
- aquatic plant vandplante
Nederlands (Dutch)
aquatisch, waterplant/-dier
Français (French)
adj. - aquatique, nautique
n. - sport aquatique, sport nautique, plante/animal aquatique
idioms:
- aquatic life vie aquatique
- aquatic plant plante aquatique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - aquatisch, Wasser-
n. - Wassersport
idioms:
- aquatic life Wasserleben
- aquatic plant Wasserpflanze
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (βιολ.) υδρόβιος, υδροχαρής, (για αθλοπαιδιές/σπορ) θαλάσσιος, του υγρού στοιχείου
idioms:
- aquatic plant υδρόβιο φυτό
idioms:
- aquatic plant pianta acquatica
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aquático
idioms:
- aquatic plant planta (f) aquática
idioms:
- aquatic plant водные растения
Español (Spanish)
adj. - acuático
n. - acuático
idioms:
- aquatic life vida acuática
- aquatic plant planta acuática
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vatten-
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
水上的, 水生的, 水中的, 水生动物, 水草
idioms:
- aquatic plant 水生植物, 水草
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 水上的, 水生的, 水中的
n. - 水生動物, 水草
idioms:
- aquatic plant 水生植物, 水草
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물의
n. - 수생 동물 , 수중 경기
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水の, 水生の, 水上の
n. - 水生生物, 水上スポーツ
idioms:
- aquatic plant 水生植物, 水草
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مائي, يألف الما يعيش وينمو فيه, حيوان أو نبات مائي, العاب رياضيه مائيه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מימי, של מים
n. - צמח מים או חיית מים, ברבים: ענפי ספורט המים
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