Usually means: Water not containing significant salt.
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  1. Fresh-water, fresh-water: Wordnik
  2. fresh-water: Wiktionary
  3. Fresh-water, fresh-water: Dictionary.com
  4. Fresh-water: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  5. fresh-water: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  6. Fresh-water: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. fresh-water: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Fresh-water: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. Fresh-Water: Wordnik

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  1. Fresh-water: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Fresh-water)

▸ adjective:  Alternative spelling of freshwater [Living in fresh water.]

Similar:
water-based, water-free, katadromous, Deepwater, water-borne, anadromic, blue-water, nonliving, anadromus, aquaeous, more...

Opposite:
saltwater, seawater, brackish water

Types:
pond, lake, stream, river, brook, creek, more...

Phrases:
fresh-water oyster, fresh-water polyp, fresh-water eelgrass, more...

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Similar:
water-based, water-free, katadromous, Deepwater, water-borne, anadromic, blue-water, nonliving, anadromus, aquaeous, more...

Opposite:
saltwater, seawater, brackish water

Types:
pond, lake, stream, river, brook, creek, more...

Phrases:
fresh-water oyster, fresh-water polyp, fresh-water eelgrass, more...



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