/ əˈkwætɪk; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
growing or living in, on or near water :
aquatic plants / life / ecosystems
2.
connected with water :
aquatic sports
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense watery, rainy ): from Old French aquatique or Latin aquaticus , from aqua water.