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Freshwater : adj : relating to or living in or consisting of water that is not
salty; "freshwater fish"; "freshwater lakes"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fresh-water \Fresh"-wa`ter\, a.
1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as,
fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish;
fresh-water mussels.
2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a
seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.
3. Unskilled; raw. [Colloq.] ``Fresh-water soldiers.''
--Knolles.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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