Aquatic vs. Marine

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

Any aquatic plant.

Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.

An aquatic animal or plant.

Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.

a plant that lives in or on water

relating to or consisting of or being in water;

Example: ‘an aquatic environment’;

operating or living or growing in water;

Example: ‘boats are aquatic vehicles’; ‘water lilies are aquatic plants’; ‘fish are aquatic animals’;

Of or pertaining to the sea.

A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship

Example: ‘He was a marine in World War II.’;

A marine corps.

Example: ‘He fought with the Marines in World War II.’;

A painting representing some marine subject.

Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.

Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.

A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.

A member of the United States Marine Corps, or a similar foreign military force.

The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.

A picture representing some marine subject.

a member of the United States Marine Corps

of or relating to the sea;

Example: ‘marine explorations’;

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen;

Example: ‘nautical charts’; ‘maritime law’; ‘marine insurance’;

of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps);

Example: ‘marine barracks’;

native to or inhabiting the sea;

Example: ‘marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales’;

relating to or found in the sea

Example: ‘marine plants’; ‘marine biology’;

relating to shipping or naval matters

Example: ‘marine insurance’;

(of artists or painting) depicting scenes at sea

Example: ‘marine painters’;

a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or sea, in particular (in the UK) a member of the Royal Marines or (in the US) a member of the Marine Corps

Example: ‘a contingent of 2,000 marines’;