semiaquatic

semiaquatic
/sem'ee euh kwat"ik, -kwot"-, sem'uy-/, adj. Bot., Zool.
partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
[1825-35; SEMI- + AQUATIC]

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