semiaquatic
IPA: sɛmiʌkwˈɑtɪk
adjective
- (of animals) Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of its time in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
- (of plants) Having the roots partially or entirely underwater.
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Examples of "semiaquatic" in Sentences
- It is semiaquatic, living along streams in tropical cloud forest.
- Semiaquatic plants are those whose roots are wholly or partly underwater.
- The bog turtle is semiaquatic and can move both on land and in the water.
- All are semiaquatic to terrestrial and are often found near sources of water.
- A flooded parcel of land 2. used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops.