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Adjective: semiaquatic  ,se-mee-u'kwó-tik [N. Amer], ,se-mee-u'kwa-tik [Brit]
  1. (biology) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
    - amphibiotic
     
  2. (biology) partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
    "a marginal semiaquatic flora";
    - subaquatic

See also: amphibious, aquatic

Encyclopedia: Semiaquatic