fluviatile
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fluviatile
1590–1600; < Latin fluviātilis, equivalent to fluvi- ( see fluvial) + -ātil ( is ) association suffix
Example Sentences
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The river crab, Potamon fluviatile, sneaks along streams throughout much of Italy, Greece and nearby Malta, Albania, Croatia and Macedonia.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2012
A lake or inlet formed by the encroachments of the sea, and the deposits of fluviatile action.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
We however find traces of aqueous action far more extensive and powerful than those which are now taking place under our eyes by fluviatile action.
From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Robert Walsh
Pedal centres in the form of ganglionated cords; kidney provided with a ureter; viviparous; fluviatile.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The lowest or recent fluviatile deposits which occur beside the bed of the present river, are referable to the Recent period, as they contain the remains of none but living Mammals.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson
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