A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).

plural of freshwater

(countable) A body of fresh water / Alternative spelling of fresh water

Living in fresh water. / Consisting of fresh water. / (nautical) Unskilled as a seaman. / (economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.

A new military recruit without experience of combat. / Stratiotes aloides, a European aquatic plant with sword-shaped leaves.

plural of freshwater soldier

a solitary polyp about 10 mm long, usually found attached to the under surfaces of water plants in ponds and streams. Similar to a sea anemone consisting of a hollow cylinder with a mouth surrounded by tentacles.

plural of freshwater hydra

Any of the small decapod crustaceans of the family Parastacidae, living in freshwater habitats of Australasia, New Zealand, South America, and Madagascar.

An endangered species of freshwater mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, capable of producing quality pearls.