aquaculture

noun
🔊/ˈækwəkʌltʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈɑːkwəkʌltʃər/
[uncountable]
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  1. the practice of growing plants in water or farming fish for food水产养殖(业)
    • Aquaculture provides a fifth of EU fish production.水产养殖占欧盟鱼类产量的五分之一。
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin aqua ‘water’ + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.