lacustrine

[ luh-kuhs-trin ]

/ ləˈkʌs trɪn /

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.

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Origin of lacustrine

1820–30; < Italian lacustr(e) of lakes + -ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lacustrine

in·ter·la·cus·trine, adjectivesub·la·cus·trine, adjective

Words nearby lacustrine

lacunar ligament, lacunose, lacunule, lacus, lacus solis, lacustrine, lacw, lacy, lad, lad lit, lad mag

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Example sentences from the Web for lacustrine

This upper part of the Eocene deposit is entirely of lacustrine formation.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
Being cooled by the rains, it comes south into the hot valley of this great Riverein Lake, or lacustrine river.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873|David Livingstone
What a store of lacustrine deposits is here forming for the examination of future geologists!
Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata|Woodbine Parish
Further on, cliffs of lacustrine clay again rose perpendicularly from the river.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson

Most of these infusoria are lacustrine; but others are marine, particularly the tripolis of the Isle of France.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for lacustrine

lacustrine

/ (ləˈkʌstraɪn) /

adjective

of or relating to lakes

living or growing in or on the shores of a lake

Word Origin for lacustrine

C19: from Italian lacustre, from Latin lacus lake

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Scientific definitions for lacustrine

lacustrine

[ lə-kŭs′trĭn ]

Relating to lakes.

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 marine palustrine riverine.