lacustrine
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a lake.
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living or growing in lakes, as various organisms.
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formed at the bottom or along the shore of lakes, as geological strata.
adjective
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of or relating to lakes
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living or growing in or on the shores of a lake
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Relating to lakes.
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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.
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Compare marine palustrine riverine
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Etymology
Origin of lacustrine
First recorded in 1820–30; from French or Italian lacustr(e) “of lakes” + -ine 1
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While Fretwell cautioned he is not an expert in lacustrine habitats, meaning large bodies of water where life may be possible, he said Bedmap3 will help inform new studies of subglacial lakes.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
Paludal environments may be associated with tidal, deltaic, lacustrine, and/or fluvial deposition.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Lake systems and deposits, called lacustrine, form via processes somewhat similar to marine deposits, but on a much smaller scale.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Even without the arid conditions, there would be these types of deposits, with lacustrine becoming more common in place of playa.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Valleys, lacustrine hollows, table-lands, and mountains have all been more or less slowly formed by the forces which we see even now at work in the world around us.
From Geology by James Geikie
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