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aquaculture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑkwəˌ-/ (General-American)
• /ˈɑːkwəˌ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English aquaculture From aqua- + culture.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
   • Finally, sturgeon aquaculture would create a sustainable industry […] 2010 September, Andrew Faulkner, "Caviar", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 77
   • 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. 2005, David J. Penman, Modadugu V. Gupta, Madan Mohan Dey, Carp genetic resources for aquaculture in Asia, WorldFish, →ISBN, page 65:

Forms

Deriveds

aquacultural · aquaponics

Relateds

aquaculturist

Translations (43)

gd tuathanachas uisge (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · cy dyframaeth (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · da akvakultur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · ru аквакульту́ра (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · sk akvakultúra (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · ga dobharshaothrú (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · nb akvakultur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · et akvakultuur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · sh аквакулту́ра (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · tl akwakultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · gl acuicultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · fr aquaculture (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · cs akvakultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · sv akvakultur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · pa ਜਲ ਖੇਤੀ (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · hu akvakultúra (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · fi vesiviljely (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · uk аквакульту́ра (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · es acuacultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · it acquicoltura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · sl ákvakultúra (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · pl akwakultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · nl aquacultuur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · mi ahumoana (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · cmn 水產養殖 /水产养殖 (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · lv akvakultūra (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · et vesiviljelus (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · pt aquacultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · cy dyframaethu (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · be аквакульту́ра (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · ca aqüicultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · nn akvakultur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · az akvakultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · ro acvacultură (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · sv vattenbruk (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · ga uisceshaothrú (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · sh akvakultúra (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · de Aquakultur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · es acuicultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · pt aquicultura (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · id akuakultur (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · ka აკვაკულტურა (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) · lt akvakultūrà (the cultivation of the aquatic produce)