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What does semi-aquatic mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word semi-aquatic? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (of animals) Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of its time in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
  2. (of plants) Having the roots partially or entirely underwater.
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A third factor contributing to elevated swimming energetic costs, particularly in semi-aquatic mammals, is the efficiency of the propulsor.
The councillor also suggested the animal could be a plant-eating semi-aquatic rodent from South America called a Coypu.
Nutria are large hystricomorph South American rodents adapted to semi-aquatic environments.
Sauropods were long believed to be semi-aquatic swamp wallowers, relying on the buoyancy of water to support their massive bodies.
Austral Pillwort is at first appearance a very unfern-like, semi-aquatic fern, resembling more a small fine grass.
Marsh treaders are also referred to as water measurers. They are semi-aquatic, because they skate over the surface of slow-moving water.

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