AQUATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aquatic mean? 

• AQUATIC (noun)
  The noun AQUATIC has 1 sense:

1. a plant that lives in or on water

  Familiarity information: AQUATIC used as a noun is very rare.

• AQUATIC (adjective)
  The adjective AQUATIC has 2 senses:

1. relating to or consisting of or being in water

2. operating or living or growing in water

  Familiarity information: AQUATIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AQUATIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plant that lives in or on water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("aquatic" is a kind of...):

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Derivation:

aquatic (operating or living or growing in water)

• AQUATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or consisting of or being in water

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

an aquatic environment

Pertainym:

water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Operating or living or growing in water

Context example:

fish are aquatic animals

Similar:

marine (native to or inhabiting the sea)

semiaquatic; subaquatic (partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water)

subaquatic; subaqueous; submerged; submersed; underwater (growing or remaining under water)

Antonym:

amphibious (operating or living on land and in water)

terrestrial (operating or living or growing on land)

Derivation:

aquatic (a plant that lives in or on water)

 Context examples 

A. schubertii is found in aquatic environments and is pathogenic.

(Aeromonas schubertii, NCI Thesaurus)

A. jandaei is an opportunistic pathogen found in soil and aquatic environments.

(Aeromonas jandaei, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.

(Algae, NCI Thesaurus)

Aquatic plants that are found in the near-shore zone.

(Aquatic macrophytes, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

A respiratory organ found in aquatic animals that allows for the exchange of dissolved oxygen from water into the blood stream.

(Gill, NCI Thesaurus)

A taxonomic family of aquatic, Gram negative, bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Brevundimonas and Caulobacter, among others.

(Caulobacteraceae, NCI Thesaurus)

It's about life and death for the animals, which like all mammals, require oxygen to breathe, despite their mostly aquatic environment.

(Antarctic seals may use Earth's magnetic field to navigate while hunting, NSF)

The study reveals the first reconstructions of extinct aquatic species in their habitats along the seaway.

(Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change, National Science Foundation)

The resulting boom of aquatic plant growth can cause oxygen levels in the water to plunge, leading to fish die-offs and other harmful effects.

(Plant gene discovery could help reduce fertilizer pollution in waterways, National Science Foundation)

Microalgae are microscopic unicellular organisms that live in aquatic environments.

(Brazilian researchers identify microalgae that can provide biofuels, Agência Brasil)