semiaquatic
Lives both environments
Semiaquatic describes organisms that live partly in water and partly on land.
Beavers, otters, and frogs are semiaquatic animals.
Semiaquatic plants grow in waterlogged soil or shallow water: The semiaquatic rice paddies flooded during monsoon season.
Semi-aquatic weasel relative
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
- hippopotamusLarge semi-aquatic African mammal
- platypusEgg-laying Australian mammal
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
capybara · coypu · newt · salamander · frog · caiman · crocodile · turtle
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- fenLow marshy ground
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
mangrove · riparian · delta · slough · peatland · floodplain · bayou · moor
Operating on land and water
- marginalBarely adequate
- intermediateBetween two levels
- liminalAt a threshold
- thresholdPoint of beginning
Locomotion through water
- divingEntering water deliberately
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- baskingWarming oneself pleasantly
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
nesting · burrowing · fishing · paddling · floating · submerging · hunting · grooming
Fluid's upward resistance
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- osmoregulationMaintaining internal solute balance
- plastronVentral shell portion
otter
Semi-aquatic weasel relative
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
- hippopotamusLarge semi-aquatic African mammal
- platypusEgg-laying Australian mammal
muskrat · capybara · coypu · newt · salamander · frog · caiman · crocodile · turtle · mudskipper
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
estuary · mangrove · riparian · delta · slough · peatland · floodplain · bayou · moor · reedbed
amphibious
Operating on land and water
- marginalBarely adequate
- intermediateBetween two levels
- liminalAt a threshold
threshold · boundary · intertidal · littoral · transitional
swimming
Locomotion through water
- divingEntering water deliberately
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- baskingWarming oneself pleasantly
foraging · nesting · burrowing · fishing · paddling · floating · submerging · hunting · grooming · thermoregulating
buoyancy
Fluid's upward resistance
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- osmoregulationMaintaining internal solute balance
plastron · water-repellent · streamlined · flotation · breath-holding
- Semi- wordssemicircle, semifinal, semicolon, semiconductor, semitruck