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SEMIAQUATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
Example:
a marginal subaquatic flora
Synonyms:
semiaquatic; subaquatic
Classified under:
Similar:
aquatic (operating or living or growing in water)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
Synonyms:
amphibiotic; semiaquatic
Classified under:
Similar:
amphibious (operating or living on land and in water)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)