aquatic
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The BSA wrote that "traditional aquatic headwear", like swimming caps, "doesn't cater to children with longer, thicker afro hair, nor does it cater to traditionally Black hairstyles including braids, dreadlocks and twists with extensions".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
That would have allowed them to serve several ecological roles, including acting as decomposers and consumers in environments where aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems met.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
State officials say agencies have committed $2.9 billion under the program, much of which will go toward restoring aquatic habitat for fish in the Delta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Environmentalists also say river bank fortifications destroy shallow-water zones where aquatic life and insects breed -- and the adjoining natural floodplains that act like sponges at times of excess water.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Even by the end of the second summer after spraying, only meager quantities of aquatic insects had reestablished themselves, and on one stream — formerly rich in bottom fauna — scarcely any could be found.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing aquatic
Something's Fishy: A Fresh Catch of Aquatic Words
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Elements of the Universe: Aqua ("Water")
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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