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Dictionary: a·quat·ic   (ə-kwăt'ĭk, ə-kwŏt'-) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Consisting of, relating to, or being in water: an aquatic environment.
  2. Living or growing in, on, or near the water: aquatic animals and plants.
  3. Taking place in or on the water: an aquatic sport.
n.
  1. An organism that lives in, on, or near the water.
  2. 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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IN BRIEF: Growing or living in or on water.

pronunciation Tammy enjoyed the study of water lilies and aquatic plants.

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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

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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

Italiano (Italian)
acquatico

idioms:

  • aquatic plant    pianta acquatica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aquático

idioms:

  • aquatic plant    planta (f) aquática

Русский (Russian)
водный

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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