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aquaculture
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aquaculture has 1 sense
- aquaculture(n = noun.act) - rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food; is a kind of cultivation
Derived form adjective aquacultural1
CIDE DICTIONARY
aquaculture, adj.
the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled and sometimes enclosed body of water. The term includes use of either salt or fresh water. It is a form of agriculture, but under water. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aquaculture, n. the cultivation or rearing of aquatic plants or animals.
Etymology
L aqua water + CULTURE, after agriculture
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