Aquaculture

//ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals. countable, uncountable

    "The indigenous species used in aquaculture are: B. gonionotus, Jullien carp (Probarbus jullieni), Jullien's mud carp (Cirrhinus jullieni), soldier-river barb (Cyclocheilichthys enoplos), Leptobarbus hoevenii, Catlocarpio siamensis and Osteochilus hasseltii."

  2. 2
    rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food wordnet

Synonyms

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waterculture

Example

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"The Administration is also taking steps to protect coastal communities from the impacts of climate change, improve domestic aquaculture, and provide research to better understand the challenges facing our oceans."

Etymology

From aqua- + culture.

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