aquatic

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: a=quat=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

aquatic, a. [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See Aqua.].

 Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.  [1913 Webster]

aquatic, n. 

•  An aquatic animal or plant.  [1913 Webster]
•  Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

aquatic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 growing or living in or near water.
2 (of a sport) played in or on water.
--n.
1 an aquatic plant or animal.
2 (in pl.) aquatic sports.

Etymology

ME f. F aquatique or L aquaticus f. aqua water

THESAURUS

aquatic

aqueous, balneal, deep-sea, estuarine, grallatorial, hydrated, hydraulic, hydrous, liquid, littoral, natant, natatorial, natatory, plashy, seashore, shore, sloppy, splashy, swashy, swimming, tidal, water-dwelling, water-growing, water-living, water-loving, waterish, watery

ROGET THESAURUS

aquatic

Water

N water, serum, serosity, lymph, rheum, diluent, agua, aqua, pani, dilution, maceration, lotion, washing, immersion, humectation, infiltration, spargefaction, affusion, irrigation, douche, balneation, bath, deluge, high water, flood tide, watery, aqueous, aquatic, hydrous, lymphatic, balneal, diluent, drenching, diluted, weak, wet, the waters are out.