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| growing near the water; spending some time in the water, e.g. the muskrat |
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| characterized by little rainfall and by growth of short grasses and shrubs |
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| occurring once every fifty years |
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| a substance such as silicon whose conductivity is poor at low temperatures but is improved by minute additions of light, heat, or voltage |
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| occurring twice a day, e.g. tides |
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| having some historical basis, but legendary in part |
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| producing living young whose natal development is not complete, e.g. marsupials |
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| designating gems of lower value than those calssified as prescious, e.g. the opal |
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| with only partial webbing of the toes |
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