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View synonyms for subaquatic

subaquatic

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

adjective

  1. living or growing partly on land, partly in water.
  2. under water.


subaquatic

/ ˌsʌbəˈkwætɪk; -ˈkwɒt- /

adjective

  1. living or growing partly in water and partly on land
  2. of or relating to conditions, existence, or activities under 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subaquatic1

First recorded in 1780–90; sub- + aquatic
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Example Sentences

A group of tabletop vitrines in the show offers views of strange, sculpted, subaquatic splendor — luminous cast-glass mushrooms, sea anemones, bright ribbons of kelp.

When subaquatic grasses are least threatened, we can allow for intentional discharge that removes sediment.

Their numbers are confirmed by subaquatic listening devices that graph the squeaks and squeals the animals make, even as visual sighting become rare.

The accident unleashed a subaquatic fireball that appeared to boil the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and drew a hail of criticism from environmentalists.

The larger story is the spread of greater Amazonia, the millions of square feet of new space that is the subaquatic iceberg floating under the Helix’s crystal tip.

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