- Living in water - Marine-dwelling - Of water - Related to water - Relating to water - Water-related - Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming
in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.
- Bivalve - Bivalve mollusc - Bivalve shellfish - Shellfish delicacy - Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the
genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common
mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or
horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe
and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in
Europe. - Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related
fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
- Small fish - Small fish needs some vitamin nowadays - Small freshwater fish - Small silvery fish - Small slender fish - Tiddler - A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus
laevis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus); sometimes applied also to the
young of larger kinds; -- called also minim and minny. The name is also
applied to several allied American species, of the genera Phoxinus,
Notropis, or Minnilus, and Rhinichthys.
- A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related
genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval
state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it commonly lives but
one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under
Ephemeral.
- Largest living rodent - A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara)
Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant
rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It
somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called
also cabiai and water hog.