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lotic

[ loh-tik ]
/ ˈloʊ tɪk /
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adjective
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
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Origin of lotic

1915–20; <Latin lōt(us) washed (see loment) + -ic

Words nearby lotic

Lothian Region, Lothians, lothly, Lothringen, loti, lotic, lotion, lotophagi, lotos, Lotrimin, lots
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British Dictionary definitions for lotic

lotic
/ (ˈləʊtɪk) /
adjective
ecology of, relating to, or designating natural communities living in rapidly flowing waterCompare lentic

Word Origin for lotic

C20: from Latin lotus, a past participle of lavāre to wash
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