Freshwater
Freshwater noun - Water that is not salty.
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Lake and freshwater are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lake" instead an adjective "Freshwater".
Lake
Lake noun - A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
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- Kill It with Water: Dragons are weak to freshwater so fighting them in the rain or submerging them in a lake or river puts them at a disadvantage.
Source: Literature / Hic Sunt Dracones -
Hyphalosaurus was pretty much the closest equivalent to a real Nessie: it was a long-necked, completely aquatic freshwater reptile that lived in what was once a large lake in a temperate climate.
Source: Stock Ness Monster -
One hypothesis that might account for sightings of serpentine "lake monsters" is the notion that a freshwater eel, if it failed to mature sexually, might remain in a lake or river permanently and grow much, much longer than its fellows, which migrate to the ocean to breed.
Source: The Catfish
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