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1aquatic
adjective aquat·ic \ə-ˈkwä-tik, -ˈkwa-\
: living or found in or near water
: of or relating to the animals and plants that live in or near water
: done in or on water
Full Definition of AQUATIC
1
: growing or living in or frequenting water <aquatic mosquito larvae>
2
: taking place in or on water <aquatic sports>
— aquat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of AQUATIC
- <a lifelong fascination with sharks and other fearsome aquatic creatures>
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First Known Use of AQUATIC
1610
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- Synonyms
- underwater, submarine, submerged, sunken
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2aquatic
noun
Definition of AQUATIC
1
: an aquatic animal or plant
2
plural but sing or plural in constr : water sports
First Known Use of AQUATIC
circa 1600
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Rhymes with AQUATIC
agnatic, asthmatic, Carnatic, chromatic, climatic, comatic, dalmatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emphatic, erratic, eustatic, fanatic, hepatic, judgmatic, komatik, lymphatic, magmatic, neumatic, phlegmatic, plasmatic, pneumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, protatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, Socratic, somatic, spermatic, stigmatic, sylvatic, thematic, traumatic, villatic
AQUATIC Defined for Kids
aquatic
adjective aquat·ic \ə-ˈkwä-tik, -ˈkwa-\
Definition of AQUATIC for Kids
: growing, living, or done in water <aquatic animals>
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aquatic
adjective aquat·ic \ə-ˈkwät-ik, -ˈkwat-\
Medical Definition of AQUATIC
: growing or living in or frequenting water <aquatic mosquito larvae>
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