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semiaquatic

/sem-ee-uh-kwat-ik, -kwot-, sem-ahy-/US // ˌsɛm i əˈkwæt ɪk, -ˈkwɒt-, ˌsɛm aɪ- //UK // (ˌsɛmɪəˈkwætɪk) //

半水生,半水生动物,半水生植物,半水生的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Botany, Zoology.

    • : partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.

Examples

  • The semiaquatic mammal is sometimes hunted for its meat and hide.

  • The majority are terrestrial, but some species are semiaquatic.

  • The semiaquatic Otter, and the still more thoroughly aquatic (marine) Enhydris, suggest an affinity in that direction.

  • Turtles of the genus Terrapene belong to the Emyidae, a family comprising chiefly aquatic and semiaquatic species.

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