Aquatic
Meanings and phrases
aquatic
- relating to or consisting of or being in water
- operating or living or growing in water
aquatic
- a plant that lives in or on water
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- a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth; water plant; hydrophyte; hydrophytic plant
- The site contains some of the most diverse aquatic plant communities in the country.
- The Fish and Game Department manages New Hampshire's fish, game, and aquatic plant resources.
- This aquatic plant has rounded or oval leaves 1 to 3 centimeters long with several longitudinal veins.
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- Includes the only known aquatic plants.
- The reserve supports a diverse range of heathland, bog and aquatic plants.
- Hobbyists use aquatic plants for aquascaping, of several aesthetic styles.
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- The spill destroyed all aquatic life for .
- Phocids are more specialized for aquatic life than otariids.
- The North American river otter is physically well-equipped for aquatic life.
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- Cochliopidae Cochliopidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
- Valvata aliena Valvata aliena is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
- Valvata sibirica Valvata sibirica is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
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- Valvata aliena Valvata aliena is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
- Valvata sibirica Valvata sibirica is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
- Campeloma decisum Campeloma decisum, common name the pointed campeloma, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.
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- It has numerous estuaries with mangroves and other aquatic vegetation.
- Fish and other aquatic species are the main source of human methylmercury exposure.
- It may have also fed upon sea turtles, fish, and other aquatic and terrestrial prey.
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- Ammonia excretion is common in aquatic animals.
- The pond supports a wealth of aquatic animals adapted to slower water.
- It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and infrastructure.
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- In aquatic species, the front legs are modified into flippers.
- The only known eusocial aquatic species occur within the genus "Synalpheus".
- All plants, wildlife, and aquatic species are protected to one degree or another.
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- It has numerous estuaries with mangroves and other aquatic vegetation.
- They also feed on aquatic vegetation when the temperature exceeds 18 °C.
- Their eggs are deposited among aquatic vegetation and develop in approximately four days.
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- It includes frogs, salamanders, turtles, snakes and various aquatic insects.
- Young rudd eat zooplankton, aquatic insects, and occasionally other small fish.
- The species also has a very non-specific diet that consists of snails, aquatic insects, clams, and small fish.
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- Animal life includes aquatic birds, flies and mosquitoes.
- The nictitating membrane also covers the eye and acts as a contact lens in many aquatic birds.
- They are found on the feathers of aquatic birds, and in the case of one species, birds of prey.
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- It takes place in aquatic environments.
- "Aeromonas" species are widely distributed in aquatic environments.
- During this period, her interest was mainly focused on organisms in aquatic environments.
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- Acid deposition harms aquatic organisms and kills trees.
- Microalgae are aquatic organisms living in a large and diverse group.
- Undersized and poorly placed culverts can cause problems for water quality and aquatic organisms.
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- Several endemic fish and aquatic invertebrates are present, though.
- In fish and aquatic invertebrates, it is excreted directly into the water.
- The site supports a diverse community of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates.
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- "Neobodo" are free-living and active microbial predators that swim around and feed on prey in aquatic ecosystems.
- The species is often used as a bioindicator because of its position at the top of the food chain in aquatic ecosystems.
- Flagellates are the major consumers of primary and secondary production in aquatic ecosystems - consuming bacteria and other protists.
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- These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
- These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
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- The placoderms began dominating almost every known aquatic environment.
- Selective pressures exist however in the aquatic environment that may reduce the virulence of "V. cholerae".
- Manatees have evolved streamlined bodies which lack external ear flaps, thus decreasing resistance in the aquatic environment.