aquaculture

From aqua- +‎ culture.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə/, /ˈɑːkwəˌ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈɑkwəˌ-/

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aquaculture (countable and uncountable, plural aquacultures)

1. The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
   • 2005, David J. Penman, Modadugu V. Gupta, Madan Mohan Dey, Carp genetic resources for aquaculture in Asia‎^[1], WorldFish, →ISBN, page 65:

     The indigenous species used in aquaculture are: B. gonionotus, Jullien carp (Probarbus jullieni), Jullien's mud carp (Cirrhinus jullieni), soldier-river barb (Cyclocheilichthys enoplos), Leptobarbus hoevenii, Catlocarpio siamensis and Osteochilus hasseltii.

   • 2010 September, Andrew Faulkner, "Caviar", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 77:

     Finally, sturgeon aquaculture would create a sustainable industry […]

• aquaculturist

• IPA^(key): /a.kwa.kyl.tyʁ/

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aquaculture f (uncountable)

1. aquaculture

• aquaculteur