单词	semiaquatic
释义	semiaquatic adjective semi·​aquat·​ic ˌse-mē-ə-ˈkwä-tik  -ˈkwa-, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi- : growing equally well in or adjacent to water also : frequenting but not living wholly in water Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In 2018, fossils of a plant-eating Cretaceous Period dinosaur were also uncovered in another oasis in western Egypt while remains of a 43-million-year-old semiaquatic whale were unearthed in the Fayoum province, south of Cairo, last year. Hatem Maher, ABC News, 9 June 2022 Gators are the semiaquatic equivalent of coyotes, said Ian Recchio, the zoo’s reptile curator: canny, omnivorous, adept at snatching food and avoiding predators. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 The strange interlude lasted seven minutes, reports Business Insider’s Kelsey Vlamis, and the semiaquatic anaconda most likely perished from being submerged for so long. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2022 River otters, semiaquatic mammals that can grow up to 30 lbs. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 May 2022 Anacondas are semiaquatic and can hold their breaths for some time. New York Times, 2 May 2022 The November full moon is named after beavers, as this is usually the time of the year when the semiaquatic rodents begin to take shelter ahead of winter. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 18 Jan. 2022 Both the giant semiaquatic herbivores are well, apart from exceptionally runny noses. Fox News, 5 Dec. 2021 Originally smuggled into the country by the notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the semiaquatic mammal from Africa has flourished in the tropical rivers of the South American country and now threaten local ecosystems. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1833, in the meaning defined above
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