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单词 freshwater
释义 freshwater
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English fresh water (noun phrase), from fresh, fersh fresh + water
: a freshwater pond, lake, stream, or river
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English fresh water (noun phrase used attributively), from fresh water (noun phrase)
1. : of or belonging to water that is not salt : living in or taken from fresh water or a body of fresh water
 < freshwater fish >
 < freshwater mussels >
: consisting of fresh as opposed to salt water
 < a freshwater stream >
: marked by bodies of fresh as opposed to salt water
 < freshwater areas >
: taking place in a body of fresh water
 < freshwater battles — Martin Levin >
2.
 a. : accustomed to navigating only in freshwaters
  < a freshwater sailor >
 b. obsolete : untrained, unskilled
3. : inland and usually provincial
 < a small freshwater town — G.Patton >
 < a freshwater college >
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