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underwater

[uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /
ADJECTIVE
under the water's surface
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The fossil also preserves features on Urokodia's legs that may have served as book gills, allowing the animal to breathe underwater.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Bones recovered from underwater caves can provide an extraordinary record of the distant past.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

"I said: 'Yes, help me to stay up, and then I help you to leave. If you don't help me to stay up, you stay underwater with me.'"

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“Of course, we’re familiar with the history and the events,” said Matthew DeFelice, another forensic underwater archaeologist with the POW agency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

I played underwater with them and copied their undulations.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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