semiterrestrial

adjective

semi·​ter·​res·​tri·​al ˌse-mē-tə-ˈre-strē-əl 

ˌse-ˌmī-, 

-mi-, 

-ˈres-chəl, 

-ˈresh-

1

: growing on boggy ground

2

: frequenting but not living wholly on land

Examples of semiterrestrial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The researchers found 902 genes in 22 gene families that the two semiterrestrial algae and land plants shared but that other algae lacked. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for semiterrestrial

• estriol
• extraterrestrial
• terrestrial