aquaponics
A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with…A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water in which fish are reared being used as nutrition for plants.
» Aquaponics is the idea of producing vegetables and fish in the same closed system.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water in which fish are reared being used as nutrition for plants.
Aquaponik
аквапоникаakvaponika
аквапонікаakvaponika
Examples
1 sentencesAquaponics is the idea of producing vegetables and fish in the same closed system.
Translations
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Origin
Blend of aquaculture + hydroponics. By surface analysis, aqua- + -ponics.Blend of aquaculture + hydroponics. By surface analysis, aqua- + -ponics.
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