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单词 aquafarm
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aquafarmn.

Brit. /ˈakwəˌfɑːm/, U.S. /ˈɑkwəˌfɑrm/, /ˈækwəˌfɑrm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aqua- comb. form, farm n.2
Etymology: < aqua- comb. form + farm n.2 Compare earlier aquafarming n.
A managed body of fresh or salt water used for cultivating or rearing aquatic plants or animals; the place where or business within which this takes place.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > fish-farm
farm1841
water farm1850
fish-farm1865
aquafarm1967
1967 Family Weekly (U.S.) 2 July 10/2 What will the aquafarm of the next century look like?
1970 Time 9 Feb. 19 The Lummi [Indian] tribe.., a sea-oriented people along Puget Sound, are using federal funds..to develop the most advanced aquafarm in the US.
1994 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 31 May a1 Fields manages the Abalone Farm, a private aquafarm that raises the tasty shellfish for restaurants and fish markets.
2012 Guardian Unlimited (Nexis) 4 Oct. An estimated 250,000 people live in Makoko; they trade, shop and build aquafarms on the lagoon's waters.

Derivatives

ˈaquafarmer n.
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1969 V. Kovalik et al. Undersea World of Tomorrow 26 Aquafarmers of the future will use the most advanced tools in the world, their only enemies occasional sharks who stray into northern waters.
1986 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 14 Sept. 15/4 Aquafarmers have joined the ranks of Queensland primary producers with a ‘boom’ crop named marron.
1995 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Jan. e8 Ontario will allow aquafarmers to raise and sell 30 species of fish, Agriculture Minister Elmer Buchanan said this week.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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