aquatile

English

Etymology

Latin aquatilis: compare French aquatile (obsolete).

Adjective

aquatile (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Inhabiting the water.

   Synonym: aquatic

   • 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica‎^[1], London: E. Dod, Book 3, Chapter 13, p. 138:

     By Frogges I understand not such as arising from putrifaction, are bred without copulation, and because they subsist not long, are called Temporariae; nor doe I meane hereby the little Frogge of an excellent Parrat-green, that usually sits on trees and bushes, and is therefore called Ravunculus viridis, or Arboreus; but hereby I understand the aquatile or water Frogge whereof in ditches and standing plashes, wee may behold many millions every Spring in England;

   • 1696, John Edwards, chapter 9, in A Demonstration of the Existence and Providence of God‎^[2], London: Jonathan Robinson and John Wyat, page 183:

     Wd have spoken of the Inanimate World: now I proceed to that which is Animate, viz. those Creatures which belong to the Sensitive and Animal Kingdom. […] Here chiefly the Hand of an Intelligent and Divine Author is discernable. Especially if we consider the wonderful Variety and Diversity of this sort of Beings: for they are either Terrestrial, Aquatile or Aerial.

Translations

aquatic — see aquatic

Anagrams

• aqualite