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| aquatic |
When something is aquatic, it has to do with water. An aquatic area is a place with a lot of water, like a swamp or a pond. An aquatic sport, is a sport that takes place in the water, like swimming or diving. [2 definitions] |
| crustacean |
an aquatic animal with a hard shell and jointed legs. Crustaceans live in fresh or salt water. There are many kinds of crustaceans, including crabs, crayfish, lobsters, and shrimps. Crustaceans are kinds of arthropods. |
| flipper |
Flippers are flat rubber things that some people wear on their feet when they swim. Each flipper is longer than a person's foot and more spread out beyond the toes. Flippers make a person's feet move in the water like the flippers that certain aquatic animals have. [1/2 definitions] |
| tide pool |
a body of water from the sea that remains as a rocky pool on the beach when the waves move back from the shore. Many types of aquatic animals and plants can live in a tide pool. |
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