aquatic

Everyday

1. Aquatic means living or growing in water, as in «aquatic plants». tree →
2. Aquatic also means happening in or on water, as in «aquatic sports» like swimming and diving. tree →
3. (rare) An aquatic is a plant or animal that lives in water. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on habitats, adaptations and food chains (aquatic animals, aquatic habitats); in PE and leisure, aquatic centres and sports; opposite: terrestrial (living on land).

Examples

• Frogs lay their eggs in an aquatic habitat. tree →
• Water lilies are aquatic plants. tree →
• Fish have gills because they are aquatic. tree →
• We went to the aquatic centre for swimming lessons. tree →
• Diving and water polo are aquatic sports. tree →
• Otters are partly aquatic animals. tree →
• The white aquatic birds skimmed the surface of the water in their flight, and all was calm and still as amid the black rocks at Delphi. tree →

Note

From Latin «aqua» (water), like aquarium. Opposite in science: «terrestrial» (land). «Marine» means living in the sea; «aquatic» means any water, fresh or salty.