brackishwater

Etymology

noun

  1. Alternative form of brackish water
    Recently, however, a system of fish and prawn farming has been developed in specially designed brackishwater ponds. 1991, V G Jhingran, Fish and fisheries of India, page 534
    Some 63.1 percent of brackishwater production consists of penaeid shrimps. 2006, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, State of World Aquaculture, page 10
    Hybrids between O. mossambicus and other less-tolerant strains also show relatively fast growth rates in brackishwater and full-strength seawater. 2006, Carl D Webster, Chhorn Lim, Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition, page 371

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