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aquatic

adjective as in occurring in water

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They are essential to the aquatic food chain and also produce half the oxygen we breathe.

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The larvae among the species are aquatic, living among dense vegetation in wetlands, while the adults fly from spring until early August.

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He said it was a "very, very difficult period" for the aquatic ecosystem.

From BBC

The spill affected aquatic life as well as farmers who use the water to irrigate their crops.

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They found the most heavily contaminated nurdles were those burnt in the fire, which leach metals toxic to aquatic life, like arsenic, lead, cadmium, copper, cobalt and nickel.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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