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SEMIAQUATIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semiaquatic mean?
• SEMIAQUATIC (adjective)
The adjective SEMIAQUATIC has 2 senses:
1. having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
2. partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
Familiarity information: SEMIAQUATIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
Synonyms:
amphibiotic; semiaquatic
Similar:
amphibious (operating or living on land and in water)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
Synonyms:
semiaquatic; subaquatic
Context example:
a marginal subaquatic flora
Similar:
aquatic (operating or living or growing in water)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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