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SUBAQUATIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subaquatic mean?
• SUBAQUATIC (adjective)
The adjective SUBAQUATIC has 2 senses:
1. growing or remaining under water
2. partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
Familiarity information: SUBAQUATIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Growing or remaining under water
Synonyms:
subaquatic; subaqueous; submerged; submersed; underwater
Context example:
submerged leaves
Similar:
aquatic (operating or living or growing 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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