semiterrestrial

adjective

semi·ter·res·tri·al ˌse-mē-tə-ˈre-strē-əl

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-,

-ˈres-chəl,

-ˈresh-

: growing on boggy ground

: frequenting but not living wholly on land

Examples of semiterrestrial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The researchers found 902 genes in 22 gene families that the two semiterrestrial algae and land plants shared but that other algae lacked. —

Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 Nov. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of semiterrestrial was in 1919

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“Semiterrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiterrestrial. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.

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