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aquaculture

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. aquaculture (noun)
  2. aquicultural

aqua·cul·ture

noun \ˈä-kwə-ˌkəl-chər, ˈa-\

Definition of AQUACULTURE

: the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) especially for food
— aqua·cul·tur·al \ˌä-kwə-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rəl, ˌa-\ adjective
— aquaculture transitive verb
— aqua·cul·tur·ist \-ch(ə-)rist\ noun
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Variants of AQUACULTURE

aqua·cul·ture also aqui·cul·ture \ˈä-kwə-ˌkəl-chər, ˈa-\

Origin of AQUACULTURE

Latin aqua + English -culture (as in agriculture)
First Known Use: 1867

Rhymes with AQUACULTURE

agriculture, apiculture, aviculture, counterculture, floriculture, horticulture, mariculture, microculture, monoculture, permaculture, silviculture, turkey vulture, viniculture

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