semiaquatic

[ sem-ee-uh-kwat-ik, -kwot-, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm i əˈkwæt ɪk, -ˈkwɒt-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.

Origin of semiaquatic

First recorded in 1825–35; semi- + aquatic

Words nearby semiaquatic

Semey, semi, semi-abstract, semiamateur, semiannual, semiaquatic, semiarch, semiarid, semiattached, semiautobiographical, semiautomated

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Example sentences from the Web for semiaquatic

The semiaquatic mammal is sometimes hunted for its meat and hide.
Which Country Should Snowden Live In?|Sarah Hedgecock|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Turtles of the genus Terrapene belong to the Emyidae, a family comprising chiefly aquatic and semiaquatic species.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
The majority are terrestrial, but some species are semiaquatic.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
The semiaquatic Otter, and the still more thoroughly aquatic (marine) Enhydris, suggest an affinity in that direction.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for semiaquatic

semiaquatic

/ (ˌsɛmɪəˈkwætɪk) /

adjective

(of organisms, esp plants) occurring close to the water and sometimes within it

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Scientific definitions for semiaquatic

semiaquatic

[ sĕm′ē-ə-kwăt′ĭk ]

Adapted for living or growing in or near water, but not entirely aquatic.

单词	semiaquatic
释义	semiaquatic [ sem-ee-uh-kwat-ik, -kwot-, sem-ahy- ] / ˌsɛm i əˈkwæt ɪk, -ˈkwɒt-, ˌsɛm aɪ- / adjective Botany, Zoology. partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water. Origin of semiaquatic First recorded in 1825–35; semi- + aquatic Words nearby semiaquatic Semey, semi, semi-abstract, semiamateur, semiannual, semiaquatic, semiarch, semiarid, semiattached, semiautobiographical, semiautomated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for semiaquatic The semiaquatic mammal is sometimes hunted for its meat and hide. Which Country Should Snowden Live In?\|Sarah Hedgecock\|July 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Turtles of the genus Terrapene belong to the Emyidae, a family comprising chiefly aquatic and semiaquatic species. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler The majority are terrestrial, but some species are semiaquatic. Zoology: The Science of Animal Life\|Ernest Ingersoll The semiaquatic Otter, and the still more thoroughly aquatic (marine) Enhydris, suggest an affinity in that direction. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard British Dictionary definitions for semiaquatic semiaquatic / (ˌsɛmɪəˈkwætɪk) / adjective (of organisms, esp plants) occurring close to the water and sometimes within it 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 semiaquatic semiaquatic [ sĕm′ē-ə-kwăt′ĭk ] Adapted for living or growing in or near water, but not entirely aquatic. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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