aquatic
adjUS /əˈkwɑ.tɪk/ · UK /əˈkwæ.tɪk/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”).
1Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
- Derived terms
- antiaquatic, aquacise, aquatically, aquatic ape hypothesis, aquatic ape theory, aquatic centre, aquatic fitness, aquatic football, aquatic warbler, nonaquatic, periaquatic, semiaquatic, subaquatic
aquatic
nounEtymology Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”).
- In such a cistern the present and other hardy aquatics may be grown with success.1835, Benjamin Maund, The Botanic Garden: