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Brackishwater vs Freshwater - What's the difference?

brackishwater | freshwater |

As nouns the difference between brackishwater and freshwater

is that brackishwater is water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater while freshwater is a body of fresh water.

As an adjective freshwater is

living in fresh water.

brackishwater

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia brackishwater)
  • Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater.
  • * 1991 , V G Jhingran, Fish and fisheries of India
    • Recently, however, a system of fish and prawn farming has been developed in specially designed brackishwater ponds.
  • * 2006 , Chhorn Lim, Carl D Webster, Tilapia: biology, culture, and nutrition
    • Hybrids between O. mossambicus and other less-tolerant strains also show relatively fast growth rates in brackishwater and full-strength seawater.

    freshwater

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Living in fresh water.
    • freshwater fish
  • * '>citation
  • (nautical) Unskilled as seaman.
    • freshwater sailor

    Noun

    (wikipedia freshwater) (en noun)
  • A body of fresh water