Aquatic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a plant that lives in or on water

relating to or consisting of or being in water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹnˈiːliən/

🇬🇧British English

/əkwˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əkwˈatɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹnˈiːliən/.

Examples

an aquatic environment
boats are aquatic vehicles
water lilies are aquatic plants

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

terrestrial amphibious

Parts of Speech

noun	a plant that lives in or on water
adjective	relating to or consisting of or being in water “an aquatic environment”
adjective	operating or living or growing in water “boats are aquatic vehicles”

Word Forms

aquatic	adjective	operating or living or growing in water
aquatic	noun	a plant that lives in or on water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wasser-

eine Pflanze, die im oder auf dem Wasser lebt

🇫🇷French

aquatique

une plante qui vit dans ou sur l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

acuático

una planta que vive en o sobre el agua

🇮🇹Italian

acquatico

una pianta che vive dentro o sull'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

aquatisch

een plant die in of op het water leeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

aquático

uma planta que vive dentro ou sobre a água

🇷🇺Russian

водный

растение, живущее в воде или на воде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलीय

एक पौधा जो पानी में या पानी पर रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জলজ

একটি উদ্ভিদ যা জলে বা জলে বাস করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்வாழ்

தண்ணீரில் அல்லது தண்ணீரில் வாழும் ஒரு தாவரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

జలచరాలు

నీటిలో లేదా నీటిలో నివసించే మొక్క

🇮🇳Marathi

जलचर

पाण्यात किंवा पाण्यात राहणारी वनस्पती

🇮🇳Gujarati

જળચર

એક છોડ જે પાણીમાં અથવા તેના પર રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲಚರ

ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಸಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജലജീവി

വെള്ളത്തിലോ വെള്ളത്തിലോ ജീവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਲਜੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪੌਦਾ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آبی

ایک پودا جو پانی میں یا اس پر رہتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水

生活在水中或水上的植物

🇯🇵Japanese

水生の

水中または水上に生息する植物

🇰🇷Korean

물의

물속이나 물 위에 사는 식물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thủy sinh

một loại cây sống trong hoặc trên nước

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำ

พืชที่อาศัยอยู่ในหรือบนน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

akuatik

tanaman yang hidup di dalam atau di atas air

🇵🇭Filipino

pantubig

isang halaman na nabubuhay sa o sa tubig

🇲🇾Malay

akuatik

tumbuhan yang hidup di dalam atau di atas air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مائي

نبات يعيش في الماء أو عليه

🇮🇷Persian

آبزی

گیاهی که در آب یا روی آب زندگی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

suda yaşayan

suyun içinde veya üstünde yaşayan bir bitki

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵימִי

צמח שחי במים או עליהם

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The primary meaning of 'aquatic' is 'a plant that lives in or on water'.

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