semiterrestrial
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adjective
semi·ter·res·tri·al
\ˌse-mē-tə-ˈres-trē-əl, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-, -ˈres-chəl, -ˈresh-\
Definition of semiterrestrial
1 : growing on boggy ground
2 : frequenting but not living wholly on land
From the M-W Editors
1919
First Known Use of semiterrestrial
1919
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