aquaculture
noun/ˈækwəkʌltʃə(r)/
/ˈɑːkwəkʌltʃər/
[uncountable]- the practice of growing plants in water or farming fish for food
- Aquaculture provides a fifth of EU fish production.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin aqua ‘water’ + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.Definitions on the go
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