Synonyms for aquatic
əˈkwæt ɪk, əˈkwɒt-aquat·ic

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1. aquaticadjective

   a plant that lives in or on water

   Antonyms:
   overland, amphibiotic, amphibious, terrestrial, onshore, semiaquatic

2. aquaticadjective

   relating to or consisting of or being in water

   "an aquatic environment"

   Antonyms:
   onshore, overland, amphibious, semiaquatic, terrestrial, amphibiotic

3. aquaticadjective

   operating or living or growing in water

   "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"

   Antonyms:
   amphibiotic, amphibious, terrestrial, onshore, semiaquatic, overland

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1. List of paraphrases for "aquatic":

   aquatiques, aquatics, aquatique, water, in-water, water-based

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1. Sandy Sinn:

   Her love is fire in an aquatic world. By Sandy Sinn

2. Douglas Noel Adams:

   If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.

3. Geoff Morrell:

   So much time has passed that it no longer has any toxicity and is therefore not a threat to humans or aquatic life.

4. The French court:

   Despite the European Union's approval of the active substance (glyphosate), the court considered that scientific studies and animal experiments showed Roundup Pro 360 ... is a potentially carcinogenic product for humans, suspected of being toxic for human reproduction and for aquatic organisms.

5. Allyson Jackson:

   Even though fish-eating terrestrial consumers are often exposed to high levels of mercury, they are usually not species eaten by humans – think of an osprey, kingfisher or bald eagle, the same is true for terrestrial consumers that rely on emergent aquatic insects – they are often not species consumed by humans such as spiders, songbirds and bats.