AQUACULTURE

Meaning of AQUACULTURE in English

/ ˈækwəkʌltʃə(r); NAmE / noun

[ U ] the growing of plants in water for food

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Latin aqua water + culture , on the pattern of words such as agriculture .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

AQUACULTURE — also aquiculture noun Etymology: Latin aqua + English -culture (as in agriculture) Date: 1867 the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AQUACULTURE — or fish farming or mariculture Rearing of fish, shellfish, and some aquatic plants to supplement the natural supply. Fish are …
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AQUACULTURE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ- noun or aq·ui·cul·ture " ( -s ) Etymology: aqua- or aqui- + culture (as in agriculture ) 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AQUACULTURE — — aquacultural , adj. — aquaculturist , n. /ak"weuh kul'cheuhr, ah"kweuh-/ , n. the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AQUACULTURE — n. farming and raising of ocean and freshwater animals (such as fish, seaweed and shellfish) and plants to be used …
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AQUACULTURE — also aqui·cul·ture ˈä-kwə-ˌkəl-chər, ˈa- Etymology: Latin aqua + English -culture (as in agriculture ) Date: 1867 : the cultivation of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AQUACULTURE — ■ noun the rearing or cultivation of aquatic animals or plants.
Concise Oxford English vocab
AQUACULTURE — [aqua.cul.ture] also aqui.cul.ture n [L aqua + E -culture (as in agriculture)] (1867): the cultivation of the natural produce of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AQUACULTURE — also called Fish Farming, Fish Culture, or Mariculture, an approximate equivalent in fishing to agriculturethat is, the rearing of fish, …
Britannica English vocabulary
AQUACULTURE — aquaculture BrE AmE ˈæk wə ˌkʌltʃ ə AmE \ ˈɑːk wə ˌkʌltʃ ə r ˈæk-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AQUACULTURE — n. the cultivation or rearing of aquatic plants or animals. [L aqua water + CULTURE, after agriculture]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AQUACULTURE — n. the cultivation or rearing of aquatic plants or animals. [ L aqua water + CULTURE, after agriculture ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AQUACULTURE — n. the cultivation or rearing of aquatic plants or animals. Etymology: L aqua water + CULTURE, after agriculture
Oxford English vocab
AQUACULTURE — n. or fish farming or mariculture Rearing of fish, shellfish, and some aquatic plants to supplement the natural supply. Fish …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AQUACULTURE — the science, art, and business of cultivating marine or freshwater food fish or shellfish, such as oysters, clams, salmon, and …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
AQUACULTURE — The farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming implies some sort of intervention in the …
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AQUACULTURE — n. Variant: also aqui · cul · ture Pronunciation: ' ä-kw ə - ˌ k ə l-ch ə r, ' …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AQUACULTURE, ALSO AQUICULTURE — The science, art, and business of cultivating marine or freshwater food fish or shellfish, such as oysters, clams, salmon, and …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: AGRICULTURE — Agriculture and Food Supplies Starvation, genetically modified organisms, "mad cow" disease, and weather-related problems all captured headlines in the year …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: AGRICULTURE — Fisheries World production of fish, crustaceans, and mollusks again showed a rise in 1997, the latest year for which figures …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: SPECIAL-REPORT — Aquaculture: Fulfilling Its Promise Early Aquaculture. The earliest-known documentation of fish farming is a Chinese book entitled Fish Culture Classic, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: AGRICULTURE — Fisheries According to the latest figures released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1995 provided yet another increase …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: AGRICULTURE — FISHERIES World fish catches reached record levels in 1993, with over 100 million mt (metric tons) produced by fisheries and …
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