semiterrestrial

adjective

semi·​ter·​res·​tri·​al ˌse-mē-tə-ˈre-strē-əl 

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-,

-ˈres-chəl,

-ˈresh-

1

: growing on boggy ground

2

: frequenting but not living wholly on land

Examples of semiterrestrial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The researchers found 902 genes in 22 gene families that the two semiterrestrial algae and land plants shared but that other algae lacked. —Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1