单词 | aquaculture |
释义 | aquaculture[ ak-wuh-kuhl-cher, ah-kwuh- ] / ˈæk wəˌkʌl tʃər, ˈɑ kwə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aquaculture ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish, and seaweed, in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture. Also aquiculture. Origin of aquacultureFirst recorded in 1865–70; aqua- + (agri)culture OTHER WORDS FROM aquacultureaq·ua·cul·tur·al, adjectiveaq·ua·cul·tur·ist, nounWords nearby aquacultureAqtöbe, aqua, aqua ammoniae, aquacade, aquaceutical, aquaculture, Aquadag, aquaerobics, aquafarm, aquafitness, aqua fortis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aquaculture
British Dictionary definitions for aquacultureaquaculture aquiculture/ (ˈækwəˌkʌltʃə) / nounthe cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for aquacultureaquaculture [ ăk′wə-kŭl′chər, ä′kwə- ] The science of cultivating marine or freshwater food fish, such as salmon and trout, or shellfish, such as oysters and clams, under controlled conditions. See hydroponics. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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