riv·er·ine (r v  -r n , -r n)adj. 1. Relating to or resembling a river. 2. Located on or inhabiting the banks of a river; riparian: "Members of a riverine tribe ... were wading in the swamp, whose water they had impounded in a series of dams" (Alex Shoumatoff). 3. Operating on or equipped to operate on rivers: riverine units of the Marine Corps. |
| riverine (rv-rn, -rn) 1. Relating to, formed by, or resembling a river. 2. Relating to a system of inland wetlands and deep-water habitats associated with nontidal flowing water, characterized by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. Compare lacustrinemarinepalustrine |
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