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lacustrine

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la·cus·trine  (l-kstrn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to lakes.
2. Living or growing in or along the edges of lakes.
[French or Italian lacustre (from Latin lacus, lake) + -ine.]
lacustrine [ləˈkʌstraɪn]
adj
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of or relating to lakes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) living or growing in or on the shores of a lake
[from Italian lacustre, from Latin lacus lake]
lacustrine  (l-kstrn)
1. Relating to lakes.
2. Relating to a system of inland wetlands and deep-water habitats associated with freshwater lakes and reservoirs, characterized by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. Compare marinepalustrineriverine
lacustrine
of or pertaining to lakes.
See also: Lakes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lacustrine - of or relating to or living near lakes
Translations
lacustrine [ləˈkʌstraɪn] ADJ → lacustre


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Nor is their rarity surprising, when we remember how large a proportion of the bones of tertiary mammals have been discovered either in caves or in lacustrine deposits; and that not a cave or true lacustrine bed is known belonging to the age of our secondary or palaeozoic formations.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
The wooden dining-room stuck out over the mud of the shore like a lacustrine dwelling; the planks of the floor seemed rotten; a decrepit old waiter tottered pathetically to and fro before an antediluvian and worm-eaten sideboard; the chipped plates might have been disinterred from some kitchen midden near an inhab ited lake; and the chops recalled times more ancient still.
Falk - A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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