aquatic

Speech parts

1. aquatic - Noun

2. aquatic - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.

An aquatic animal or plant.

Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.

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Examples

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. Douglas Adams

If Amsterdam or Leningrad vie for the title of Venice of the North, then Venice - what compliment is high enough? Venice, with all her civilisation and ancient beauty, Venice with her addiction to curious aquatic means of transport, yes, my friends, Venice is the Henley of the South. Boris Johnson

But my friends, my brothers and sisters of the Pacific, we know who we are. We carry in our hearts the knowledge that we are the bearers of a proud legacy that surely marks us as people of strength, and courage and will. We have survived in our aquatic continent through many centuries. Kamisese Mara

Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. Michael Palin

Aquatic invasive species are destroying the environment, damaging fisheries, and costing American taxpayers billions of dollars annually. John M. McHugh

Tilapia have often been represented as the aquatic chicken, and it's perfectly justified. Daniel Pauly

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