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Meaning of "semiterrestrial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMITERRESTRIAL

semiterrestrial  [ˌsɛmɪtəˈrɛstrɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMITERRESTRIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semiterrestrial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SEMITERRESTRIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of semiterrestrial in the English dictionary

The definition of semiterrestrial in the dictionary is living partly but not wholly on land, living partly on land and partly in water; involving both land and water.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMITERRESTRIAL


agroindustrial
ˌæɡrəʊɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
bimestrial
baɪˈmɛstrɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
endometrial
ˌendəʊˈmiːtrɪəl
epigastrial
ˌepɪˈɡæstrɪəl
extraterrestrial
ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl
fluvioterrestrial
ˌfluːvɪəʊtəˈrɛstrɪəl
industrial
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
nonindustrial
ˌnɒnɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
patrial
ˈpeɪtrɪəl
postindustrial
ˌpəʊstɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
preindustrial
ˌpriːɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
semestrial
sɪˈmestrɪəl
semi-industrial
ˈsemɪɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
septentrial
sepˈtentrɪəl
sinoatrial
ˌsaɪnəʊˈeɪtrɪəl
subterrestrial
sʌbtəˈrestrɪəl
terrestrial
təˈrɛstrɪəl
trimestrial
traɪˈmestrɪəl
unterrestrial
ˌʌntəˈrɛstrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMITERRESTRIAL

semisweet
semisynthetic
Semite
semiterete
Semitic
Semitics
Semitist
Semito-Hamitic
semitonal
semitonally
semitone
semitonic
semitonically
semitrailer
semitranslucent
semitransparent
semitropic
semitropical
semitropics
semitruck

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMITERRESTRIAL

atrial
Bernoulli trial
clinical trial
field trial
intertrial
material
memorial
mistrial
murder trial
on trial
posttrial
pre-trial
preproduction trial
retrial
serial
sheepdog trial
show trial
time trial
trial
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Synonyms and antonyms of semiterrestrial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semiterrestrial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMITERRESTRIAL

Find out the translation of semiterrestrial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semiterrestrial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semiterrestrial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

semiterrestrial
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semiterrestre
570 millions of speakers

English

semiterrestrial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semiterrestrial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semiterrestrial
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

semiterrestrial
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semiterrestres
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semiterrestrial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semiterrestrial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semesterrestrial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

semiterrestrial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semiterrestrial
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semiterrestrial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semesterrestrial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semiterrestrial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semiterrestrial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेमिटरस्ट्रिअल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semiterrestrial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semiterrestri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semiterrestrial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

semiterrestrial
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semiterrestrial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

semiterrestrial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semiterrestrial
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semiterrestrial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semiterrestrial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semiterrestrial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMITERRESTRIAL»

The term «semiterrestrial» is used very little and occupies the 186.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMITERRESTRIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «semiterrestrial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «semiterrestrial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semiterrestrial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMITERRESTRIAL»

Discover the use of semiterrestrial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semiterrestrial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Evolution of Primate Societies
... Forest Semiterrestrial Cercopithecus 25 Forest guenon2 3.4 1.6 Forest Arboreal Chlorocebus 6 Vervet/grivet/green 3.5 1.5 Savanna woodland Semiterrestrial monkey Erythrocebus 1 Patas monkey 6.5 1.9 Savanna woodland Semiterrestrial ...
John C. Mitani, Josep Call, Peter M. Kappeler, 2012
2
Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology: A Tribute to Frederick S. ...
These myological differences led them to propose that “semiterrestrial” is a discrete locomotor category, intermediate between arboreal and terrestrial ( Anapol and Gray, 2003; Anapol et al., 2005). 16.1.2 Scaling Martin and MacLarnon (1988) ...
Eric J. Sargis, Marian Dagosto, 2008
3
Evolutionary Ecology of Social and Sexual Systems : ...
Crayfish that burrow in underwater substrata face quite different conditions than do the semiterrestrial burrowers. Atkinson and Taylor (1988) pointed out that aquatic burrowers gain protection from predators but face problems of hypoxia and ...
J. Emmett Duffy Professor of Marine Science College of William and Mary, Coquimbo Martin Thiel Professor of Marine Biology Universidad Catolica del Norte, 2007
4
Turtles and Tortoises: Everything about Selection, Care, ...
Semiterrestrial Turtles Turtles that are well adapted to spending part of their life on land are called semiterrestrial turtles. Two examples are wood turtles and box turtles. Enclosures for the sem iterrestrials need more land than water. The land ...
Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Pope Bartlett, 1996
5
Studies on Freshwater Copepoda: a Volume in Honour of ...
As to Speocyclops, in Kiefer's understanding (1937: 433) it is close to Bryocyclops (tropical — semiterrestrial) and Muscocyclops (tropical — semiterrestrial). Reid et al. (1999) assumed Speocyclops to be closely related to Graeteriella ...
Danielle Defaye, Eduardo Suarez-Morales, J.C. von Vaupel Klein, 2011
6
Manual of Agricultural Nematology
21. Terrestrial. and. Semiterrestrial. Mermithidae. HELMUT KAISER Karl- Franzens-Universitat Graz, Graz, Austria I. INTRODUCTION Current information on Mermithidae is rather fragmentary; there are a number of scattered individual works ...
Nickle, 1991
7
Issues in Physiology, Cell Biology, and Molecular Medicine: ...
region. of. ventral. skin. of. several. semiterrestrial. and. aquatic. anuran. amphibians. identified. by. aquaporins. Data detailedin 'Thewater-absorption region of ventralskin ofseveral semiterrestrial and aquatic anuran amphibians ...
‎2012
8
Sociobiology
Arboreal frugivore Indriidae Propithecus verreauxi Lemuridae Lemur catta B. Semiterrestrial frugivore-omnivore Cercopithecidae Cercopithecus aetbiops Macaca fuscata Macaca mulatta Macaca radiata Papio cynocephalus Papio ursinus ...
Edward O. Wilson, 2000
9
Ecological Connectivity among Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
J Morph 267:464–476 Gebauer P, Paschke K, Anger K (2002) Metamorphosis in a semiterrestrial crab, Sesarma curacaoense: intra- and interspecific settlement cues from adult odors. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 268:1–12 Gebauer P, Paschke K, ...
Ivan Nagelkerken, 2009
10
Principles of Human Evolution
M i l li o n s o fyears ago 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Folivorous, specialized arboreal monkeys (colobines) Opportunistic, frugivorous semiterrestrial monkeys Frugivorous/ omnivorous, terrestrial and arboreal monkeys (cercopithecines) Omnivorous, ...
Robert Andrew Foley, Roger Lewin, 2009

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMITERRESTRIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semiterrestrial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How the ichthyosaur got its fins
Yet C. lenticarpus, a creature with obvious aquatic specializations, “might destroy the once-popular idea that we're destined to find semiterrestrial 'walking ... «Science AAAS, Nov 14»
2
Seals discover offshore wind farms are all-you-can-eat seafood buffets
According to the Christian Science Monitor, the four-time Grammy-award-winning, semiterrestrial mammal is drawn by the ample fish provided by these artificial ... «Grist, Jul 14»
3
Washoe House at a crossroads
They are semiterrestrial, growing in humus and other material on the forest floor, in pockets of humus on cliffs and sometimes in trees. They are easy to grow ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Mar 14»
4
New archosaur found from the marine triassic of Southwestern China
On the basis of current information, the discovery of Diandongosuchus does not firmly underscore the affinity of the semiterrestrial vertebrate faunas between the ... «Phys.Org, Sep 12»
5
Word nerd Baby Boomers tackle Spelling Bee
... year's round two: imprimatur, coloratura, pinafored, plausible, feckless, xeriscape, semiterrestrial, anaerobic, vestiary, flounced, youthquake, buildable, taupe, ... «Examiner.com, Jul 12»
6
Is "Ardi" All Washed Up? (Updated)
... proportions, find their closest functional analog to those of gorillas, a terrestrial or semiterrestrial quadruped and not a facultative or habitual biped. (Esteban E. «Discovery Institute, Jun 10»
7
Transition from egg-laying to live-born
These species are also bound to a semiterrestrial existence because their gas-exchanging hard-shelled eggs must be deposited on land. “No one has clearly ... «Harvard University Gazette, Sep 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Semiterrestrial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/semiterrestrial>. May 2024 ».
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