Aquatic

(noun.) a plant that lives in or on water.

(adj.) operating or living or growing in water; 'boats are aquatic vehicles'; 'water lilies are aquatic plants'; 'fish are aquatic animals' .

(adj.) relating to or consisting of or being in water; 'an aquatic environment' .

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• George burst out laughing at the idea of this aquatic meeting. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Ten years afterwards, an aquatic propeller was patented by Mr. William Lyttleton, a merchant in London. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Of aquatic animals, there are many self-fertilising hermaphrodites; but here the currents of water offer an obvious means for an occasional cross. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Paul Boyton, the famous aquatic voyager in his rubber suit, has furnished us two practical suggestions in regard to patching rubber boots, coats, etc. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• One, aquatic, a yard long, fifteen pounds in weight, with limbs and strong claws admirably adapted for crawling over the rugged and fissured masses of l ava, feeds on seaweed. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The terrestrial species is confined to the centra l part of the group; it is smaller than the aquatic species, and feeds on cactus, leaves of trees, and berries. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• When frightened it instinctively shuns the water, as though it feared especially its aquatic enemies. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• On the other hand, grebes and coots are eminently aquatic, although their toes are only bordered by membrane. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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