aquatic

/ə'kwætik/
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aquatic

Boats are aquatic vehicles.

Definition
  1. Adjective:

    • Living, growing, or operating in water: Describes organisms that live in water, plants that grow in water, or things designed to function in water.
    • Relating to or consisting of water: Pertaining to an environment, activity, or substance that involves or is found in water.
  2. Noun:

    • A plant that lives in or on water: A type of plant whose life cycle occurs primarily in an aquatic environment.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:

    • Boats are aquatic vehicles. (This describes vehicles designed to operate in water.)
    • Water lilies are aquatic plants. (This describes plants that grow in water.)
    • Fish are aquatic animals. (This describes animals that live in water.)
    • Swimming and rowing are aquatic sports. (This describes sports that take place in water.)
  • Noun:

    • The pond was filled with various aquatics. (This refers to water plants in general.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Aquatic ecosystem": A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting in a body of water.
    • Coral reefs form a complex aquatic ecosystem.
  • "Aquatic life": All organisms that live in water.
    • Pollution threatens the local aquatic life.
Variants and Related Words
  • Aquatically (adverb): In a manner relating to water.
    • The plant grows aquatically.
  • Semiaquatic (adjective): Living or growing partly on land and partly in water.
    • Frogs are semiaquatic animals.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Water-dwelling, marine (specifically for saltwater), freshwater (specifically for non-saltwater), hydro.
  • Noun: Water plant, hydrophyte.
Related Phrases
  • Aquatic center: A facility built for water-based sports and activities.
    • The new aquatic center has an Olympic-sized pool.
  • Aquatic habitat: The specific water environment where an organism lives.
    • The conservation project aims to protect the aquatic habitat of the manatee.
aquatic

Boats are aquatic vehicles.

Adjective
  1. operating or living or growing in water
    • boats are aquatic vehicles
    • water lilies are aquatic plants
    • fish are aquatic animals
  2. relating to or consisting of or being in water
    • an aquatic environment
Noun
  1. a plant that lives in or on water