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freshwater
adjective(fresh-wa-ter)
consisting of or containing fresh water
freshwater
adjective(fresh-wa-ter)
living in or taken from fresh water
freshwater
adjective(fresh-wa-ter)
relating to or taking place in fresh water
freshwater
noun(fresh-wa-ter)
water that is not salty; also : water that is considered suitable for consumption
freshwater
noun(fresh-wa-ter)
a body of fresh water
freshwater
noun(fresh-wa-ter)
a croaker (Aplodinotus grunniens) of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River valley that may attain a weight of 50 pounds (23 kilograms) or more —called also sheepshead, white perch
freshwater
noun(fresh-wa-ter)
a usually very small pearl produced by a freshwater mollusk

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