(1) Being semi-aquatic, they are able to catch waterfowl such as mallards and moorhens on the surface.

(2) A large semiaquatic rodent(Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)of tropical South America, having short limbs and a vestigial tail and often attaining lengths of more than1.2meters(4feet.

(3) He concluded that the animal had probably been semiaquatic, spending significant time in shallow water but returning to land to rest and reproduce.

(4) They found that echidnas diverged from platypuses only 19 million to 48 million years ago, meaning that echidnas recently had semiaquatic ancestors and only later recolonized the land.

(5) Well adapted to wetland environments, these antelope typically feed on the delta's semiaquatic grasses.

(6) With its gaping maw, hairless body and eyes that sit high on its head, the semiaquatic hippo is one of the most distinctive members of Africa's mammalian menagerie.