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aquatic

[uh-kwat-ik, uh-kwot-]

adjective

  1. of, in, or pertaining to water.

  2. living or growing in water.

    aquatic plant life.

  3. taking place or practiced on or in water.

    aquatic sports.



noun

  1. an aquatic plant or animal.

  2. aquatics, sports practiced on or in water.

aquatic

/ əˈkwɒt-, əˈkwætɪk /

adjective

  1. growing, living, or found in water

  2. sport performed in or on water

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a marine or freshwater animal or plant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

aquatic

  1. Relating to, living in, or growing in water.

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Other Word Forms

  • aquatically adverb
  • nonaquatic adjective
  • transaquatic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquatic1

1480–90; < Latin پܲ, equivalent to aqu ( a ) water + -پܲ ( -ate 1, -ic ); replacing late Middle English aquatyque < Middle French < Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquatic1

C15: from Latin پܲ, from aqua water
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County district attorney probe into a long-delayed Huntington Park aquatic park.

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Swim England commissioned a listening report into all aquatic sports after the BBC first shared multiple swimmers' accounts of mistreatment in 2023.

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The warrants were part of what’s been dubbed Operation Dirty Pond, a probe into the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds allocated for a $24-million aquatic center that hasn’t been built.

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Taking a journey through icy waters and cascading waterfalls, the London Philharmonic present a quartet of pieces, including Debussy's La Mer and Sibelius's Oceanides - with an aquatic theme.

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On Feb. 26, D.A. investigators executed search warrants as part of “Operation Dirty Pond,” a probe into the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds allocated for a $24-million aquatic center that hasn’t been built.

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