nonaquatic

Not in water

Not living in or related to water.

Nonaquatic animals live on land rather than in rivers, lakes, or oceans.

The term appears mainly in scientific or technical contexts to distinguish terrestrial species or environments from aquatic ones: nonaquatic habitats, nonaquatic organisms.

terrestrial

soil

Ground matter for planting

tundra · grassland · prairie · steppe · mountain · canyon · plateau · valley · meadow · farmland

arid

desert

To leave behind completely

dunes · oasis · cacti · camels · scorching · sandstorms · barren · sunbaked · desiccation · dusty

contrast

marine

Relating to the sea

seaweed · freshwater · saltwater · amphibious · gills · fins · submerged · underwater · pond · lake

Opposites
habitat medium

nonaquaticaquatic

Water-inhabiting

marine · subaquatic · freshwater · aqueous · oceanic

Family

aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, aqua, aquifer, aqueous, aquatics, aquatint, subaquatic

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