lacustrine
[luh-kuhs-trin]
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adjective
of or relating to a lake.
living or growing in lakes, as various organisms.
formed at the bottom or along the shore of lakes, as geological strata.
Origin of lacustrine
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Historical Examples of lacustrine
The lacustrine villages of Switzerland do not all belong to the same period.
Primitive ManLouis Figuier
Lacustrine sediments are absent throughout the Tertiary section.
The Andes of Southern PeruIsaiah Bowman
The platforms of lacustrine clay are called, in Kashmir, "karewah."
Western Himalaya and TibetThomas Thomson
The beds overlying the boulder-clay are evidently of lacustrine origin.
Fragments of Earth LoreJames Geikie
A stroll from one end of its lacustrine street to the other is lush with interest.
The New NorthAgnes Deans Cameron
lacustrine
adjective
Word Origin for lacustrine
C19: from Italian lacustre, from Latin lacus lake
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lacustrine
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