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semiaquatic

sem·i·a·quat·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee-uh-kwat-ik, -kwot-, sem-ahy-]
    • /ˌsɛm i əˈkwæt ɪk, -ˈkwɒt-, ˌsɛm aɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee-uh-kwat-ik, -kwot-, sem-ahy-]
    • /ˌsɛm i əˈkwæt ɪk, -ˈkwɒt-, ˌsɛm aɪ-/

Definitions of semiaquatic word

  • adjective semiaquatic partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water. 1
  • adjective semiaquatic (of organisms, esp plants) occurring close to the water and sometimes within it 0
  • adjective semiaquatic growing in or near water, as certain plants 0
  • adjective semiaquatic spending some time in water, as muskrats 0
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Origin of semiaquatic

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; semi- + aquatic

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Parts of speech for Semiaquatic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Semiaquatic

semiaquatic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

semiaquatic usage trend in Literature

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