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fluvial

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flu·vi·al  (flv-l)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or stream.
2. Produced by the action of a river or stream.

[Middle English, from Latin fluvilis, from fluvius, river, from fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

fluvial [flew-vee-al]
Adjective
of or relating to a river [Latin fluvius river]

fluvial  (flv-l)
1. Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream.
2. Produced by the action of a river or stream.
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Adj.1.fluvial - of or relating to or happening in a river; "fluvial deposits"

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