semi-aquatic
Adjective
Meaning
semi-aquatic (not comparable)
Alternative form of semiaquatic
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Firstly, all known diapsids are uricotelic, meaning they excrete uric acid as nitrogenous waste, and there is no known case of a diapsid re-evolving ureotelism, or the excretion of urea, even when they return to semi-aquatic lifestyles.
In many, this is probably due to convergent evolution brought about by semi-aquatic habits.
Ecology and life cycle Ovipositing flight of two damselfly couples Odonates are aquatic or semi-aquatic as juveniles.
Many species of the second major avialan lineage to diversify, the Euornithes (meaning "true birds", because they include the ancestors of modern birds), were semi-aquatic and specialized in eating fish and other small aquatic organisms.
McGraw-Hill, New York though as a semi-aquatic species it might not had been particularly useful to determine the integrument of terrestrial species.
These animals are marked bottom dwellers, and only a few species lead a semi-aquatic, e.g., hippos.