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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aquatic \A*quat"ic\, adjective [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See {Aqua}.] Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aquatic \A*quat'ic\, noun
1. An aquatic animal or plant.
2. pl. Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aquatic
adjective
1: relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an aquatic environment"
2: operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals" [ant: {terrestrial}, {amphibious}]
noun: a plant that lives in or on water
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "aquatic": aqueous, balneal, deep-sea, estuarine, grallatorial, hydrated, hydraulic, hydrous, liquid, littoral, natant, natatorial, natatory, plashy, seashore, shore, sloppy, splashy, swashy, swimming, tidal, water-dwelling, water-growing, water-living, water-loving, waterish, watery
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