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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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