Meanings
nounmariculture (usually uncountable, plural maricultures)
plural maricultures
- uncountableusuallyaquaculture using seawater
Origin
- Latinmare, maris“sea”
- Englishmariculture
From Latin mare, maris (“sea”) + culture.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish muirshaothrú, muirshaothrúchán
- muirshaothrúseawater aquaculture of fish or other sea creatures
- muirshaothrúchánseawater aquaculture of fish or other sea creatures
Italian maricoltura
- maricolturaseawater aquaculture of fish or other sea creatures
Polish marikultura
- marikulturaseawater aquaculture of fish or other sea creatures
Russian марикульту́ра
- марикульту́ра (marikulʹtúra)seawater aquaculture of fish or other sea creatures
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mariculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariculture
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“mariculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mariculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariculture.
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