SINCE 1828
semiterrestrial
adjective
semi·ter·res·tri·al
| \ ˌse-mē-tə-ˈre-strē-əl
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-, -ˈres-chəl, -ˈresh-\
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-, -ˈres-chəl, -ˈresh-\
Definition of semiterrestrial
1
: growing on boggy ground
2
: frequenting but not living wholly on land
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