aquaculture

noun

variants also aquiculture
Definition of aquaculturenext
as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of aquaculture Jessica Gephart, an assistant professor at the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, said a strong El Niño could also affect aquaculture. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Todd Sink is an associate professor and aquaculture extension specialist at Texas A&M University. — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026 Each of his aquaculture businesses are still running today after selling each of them. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026 The owner and chef of Indigenous, Steve Phelps, uses his own fine-dining restaurant to help advocate for more sustainably minded aquaculture and makes his case with seasonally focused dishes like Green Curry Fish Dip. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aquaculture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aquaculture
  1. agriculture
  2. farming
  3. cultivation
  4. hydroponics
Noun
  • As of November, pineapple fields had expanded to around 100 hectares (248 acres) in the administrative region that includes Compaoré's farm, the regional director of agriculture, Adanabou Eric Pascal, told local media at the time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.
    — Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of agriculture
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  • Kola Jean, the agricultural engineer at Compaoré's farm who helps to train others on pineapple farming, estimated that over 100 farmers are now getting into production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This airborne cyborg—manufactured by XAG, an agricultural-technology company that also makes autonomous vehicles, sensor systems, and other smart-farming tools—is simultaneously an agent of cultivation and destruction.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of farming
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  • The orbital system combines cell and tissue cultivation, fluid and media management, environmental control, processing, separation, harvesting, and quality monitoring in a closed-loop system.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This airborne cyborg—manufactured by XAG, an agricultural-technology company that also makes autonomous vehicles, sensor systems, and other smart-farming tools—is simultaneously an agent of cultivation and destruction.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • Housing and outreach manager Amanda Clark said the center plans to use some of the produce harvested from its hydroponics crops in the fridges throughout the summer.
    — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Her community focus also extends to Best Academy, where her team designed and installed the electrical systems for a hydroponics lab that powers grow lights and climate controls—bringing fresh produce to a neighborhood considered a food desert.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of hydroponics

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“Aquaculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquaculture. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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