a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic creatures supplies the nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water:thanks to its automatic recirculating system, aquaponics does not require much monitoring or measuring
Derivatives
aquaponic
adjective
Origin:
1930s (in the sense 'hydroponics'): blend of aqua- and hydroponics
aquaponics in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of aquaponics in the US English dictionary
