fluviomarine

[floo-vee-oh-muh-reen]

adjective

of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.

Origin of fluviomarine

1840–50; < Latin fluvi- river (see fluvial) + -o- + marine

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British Dictionary definitions for fluviomarine

fluviomarine

adjective

(of deposits) formed by joint action of the sea and a river or stream

(esp of fish) able to live in both rivers and the sea

Word Origin for fluviomarine

C19: fluvio-, from Latin fluvius river + marine

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fluviomarine in Science

fluviomarine

[flōō′vē-ō-mə-rēn′]

Relating to deposits, especially near the mouth of a river, formed by the combined action of river and sea.