freshwater I. nounDate: 14th century water that is not salty especially when considered
as a natural resource
II. adjectiveDate: 1528 1. of, relating to,
being, or living in freshwater 2. accustomed to navigating only in
inland waters <a freshwater sailor>; alsounskilled3. inland and usually provincial <a freshwater college>
freshwater adj. 1 of or found in fresh water; not of the sea. 2 US (esp. of a school or college) rustic or provincial. Phrases and idioms: freshwater flea = DAPHNIA.
freshwater
A freshwater lake contains water that is not salty, usually in contrast to the
sea. Freshwater creatures live in water that is not salty.
...Lake Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in Europe...The perch is a freshwater fish.ADJ: ADJ n
Fresh-water \Fresh"-wa`ter\, a.
1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as,
fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish;
fresh-water mussels.
2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a
seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.
3. Unskilled; raw. [Colloq.] ``Fresh-water soldiers.''
--Knolles.
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