aquatic

== English == === Alternative forms === aquatick (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkwɑ.tɪk/, /əˈkwæ.tɪk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkwæ.tɪk/, /əˈkwɒ.tɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘˈkwɔ.tɘk/ Rhymes: -ɒtɪk The pronunciations with a back vowel are more recent and reflect a long-established tendency to round a historic short-a after /w/. === Adjective === aquatic (comparative more aquatic, superlative most aquatic) Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water. ==== Synonyms ==== waterly ==== Hyponyms ==== marine freshwater, limnic ==== Coordinate terms ==== terrestrial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aquativeness (obscure, obsolete) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === aquatic (plural aquatics) Any aquatic plant. === References ===