Aquatic
/əˈkwætɪk/
adjectiveBeginner📊CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
Living or growing in water.
/əˈkwætɪk/
adjectiveneutralBeginner
General
Relating to or inhabiting water.
Dolphins are aquatic mammals.
💡 Simply: Found in or near water.
More Examples
2
The lake is full of aquatic plants.
How It's Used
Biology
"Many aquatic plants thrive in wetlands."
Environmental Science
"The report assessed the impact of pollution on aquatic life."
From Latin *aquaticus*, from *aqua* "water".
The word has been used consistently since its adoption from Latin, referring to anything relating to water.
Memory tip
Think 'aqua' (water) + tic (related to).
Word Origin
Original meaning
"of or pertaining to water"
Base: aqua
aquatic lifeaquatic plantsaquatic environment
Common misspellings
aquaticcaquateic
Practice
Usage
20%Spoken
80%Written