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Webster 1913 Edition

Aquatic

A-quat′ic

,
Adj.
[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
.

A-quatˊic

,
Noun.
1.
An aquatic animal or plant.
2.
pl.
Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.

Webster 1828 Edition

Aquatic

AQUAT'IC

,
Adj.
[L. aquaticus. See Aqua.]
Pertaining to water; applied to animals which live in water, as fishes; or to such as frequent it, as aquatic fowls; applied to plants, it denotes such as grown in water. Aquatical is rarely used.

AQUAT'IC

,
Noun.
A plant which grows in water, as the flag.

Definition 2024

aquatic

aquatic

See also: aquàtic

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Adjective

aquatic ‎(comparative more aquatic, superlative most aquatic)

  1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

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Etymology

From Middle French aquatique ‎(“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus ‎(“relating to water”), from aqua ‎(“water”)

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