Freshwater Meaning
/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLiving in fresh water.
adjConsisting of fresh water.
Sentence Examples
I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.
Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The clear ____ lake was home to many species of colorful fish.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The lake is a vital source of ____ for the surrounding towns and is home to many species of fish.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English freche watur, fresshe water; equivalent to fresh + water.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“Mate,” said the captain in a low voice, “you talk like a fresh-water sailor. I can only attribute this shyness to some strange delusion, for surely,”—his voice assumed a slightly sneering tone as he said this—“surely I am not to suppose that you have become soft-hearted! […]"
— 1858, R M Ballantyne, The Coral Island:
"2012, John Quiggin, Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us, Princeton University Press (expanded paperback ed., 1st ed. from 2010), →ISBN, page 86.
Meanwhile, the freshwater side of the dispute rapidly reverted to arguments from the nineteenth century, which had been debunked by Keynes and Irving Fisher."
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"Fossils with low Sr/Ca ratios indicating origin in a freshwater of a type which has a low Sr/Ca ratio: […]"
— 1953, Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, volumes 3-4, page 100:
"Smith (1958) found that N. limnicola in Lake Merced, virtually a freshwater, had no paragnaths or at the most one on section I against the "normal" 1–2."
— 1967, Bent J. Muus, The Fauna of Danish Estuaries and Lagoons, page 87:
"The chances of long-term preservation of fossils in freshwaters are minimal, for freshwaters are readily disturbed and destroyed by drought on the land masses."
— 2013, Brian R. Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters: A View for the Twenty-First Century:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The clear ____ lake was home to many species of colorful fish.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The lake is a vital source of ____ for the surrounding towns and is home to many species of fish.