Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 3–5: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: aqua

This vocabulary list features words with the Latin root aqua meaning "water."
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  1. aqua
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  2. aquaculture
    raising fish or shellfish or growing water plants for food
  3. aqualung
    a device that lets divers breathe under water
  4. aquamarine
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  5. aquanaut
    a person who swims underwater with special equipment
  6. aquaphobia
    a morbid fear of drowning
  7. aquaphobic
    abnormally afraid of water
  8. aquaplane
    lose contact with the road due to water
  9. aquarium
    a tank or pool filled with water for keeping live fish
  10. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  11. aquatics
    sports that involve bodies of water
  12. semiaquatic
    living or growing partly on land and partly in water
  13. subaquatic
    growing, living, or remaining under water
Created on Thu May 02 22:24:18 EDT 2024 (updated Tue Aug 06 17:09:21 EDT 2024)

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