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Definition of Semiaquatic
1. Adjective. Having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Amphibious
2. Adjective. Partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water. "A marginal subaquatic flora"
Definition of Semiaquatic
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of semi-aquatic) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semiaquatic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semiaquatic
Literary usage of Semiaquatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Drought Resistance in Crops with Emphasis on Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1982)
"Rice, because of its adaptation to submerged anaerobic soils, is considered a
semiaquatic species best suited for wetland habitats. ..."
2. Water Reptiles of the Past and Present by Samuel Wendell Williston (1914)
"About fifty years ago Professor Owen, the famous English paleontologist, described
a peculiar semiaquatic lizard from the Cretaceous rocks of England to ..."
3. Proceedings of the Conference on Weed Control in Rice, 31 August-4 September by International Rice Research Institute, International Weed Science Society (1983)
"These semiaquatic weeds mainly are controlled where continuous flooding can be
maintained after water-seeding rice. Water-seeding with more or less ..."
4. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1906)
"Though the latter species transforms from tadpole to perfect animal in a much
shorter time than the semiaquatic frogs, it is quite tardy as compared with ..."
5. Structural and Systematic Conchology: An Introduction to the Study of the by George Washington Tryon (1882)
"With a few exceptions, relating to some of the smaller species and also a few
species of semiaquatic habits, the land shells of this country are found most ..."
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