subaquæous

A form of subaqueous — Existing below the water surface.

Meanings

adjectivesubaquæous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete spelling of subaqueous.

    Later on, he devotes his attention to midges, and then to fair‐sized flies, until the winter again comes round, and his appetite can only be satisfied by subaquæous food.

    1895, Fraser Sandeman, Angling Travels in Norway, Chapman & Hall, part I, Chapter X, page 64

Origin

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