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
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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