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Etymology
Latin aquatilis: compare French aquatile (obsolete).
Adjective
aquatile (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Inhabiting the water.
- Synonym: aquatic
1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, 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, 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.
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