riverine

[ riv-uh-rahyn, -reen, -er-in ]

/ ˈrɪv əˌraɪn, -ˌrin, -ər ɪn /

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adjective

of or relating to a river.

situated or dwelling beside a river.

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Origin of riverine

First recorded in 1855–60; river¹ + -ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM riverine

trans·riv·er·ine, adjective

Words nearby riverine

River Forest, riverfront, River Grove, riverhead, river horse, riverine, river otter, river red gum, River Rouge, Rivers, riverscape

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How to use riverine in a sentence

Human-caused global warming plays a role in riverine heat waves, with heat waves partially tracking air temperatures — but other factors are probably also driving the trend.
Heat waves in U.S. rivers are on the rise. Here’s why that’s a problem|Jude Coleman|October 20, 2022|Science News
Carcasses of fish and other inhabitants were often washed into the pool, perhaps when the river flooded, but the oxygen-starved waters thwarted riverine scavengers from reaching these easy meals.
Feast your eyes on exquisite fossils from an ancient rainforest (and more)|Shi En Kim|January 14, 2022|Popular-Science
Subterranean passages ran to the Seine from No. 30, and some other riverine houses.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
At night the tropical moon turned all this riverine world to the likeness of a very fairyland.
Across China on Foot|Edwin Dingle

Probably none except the family Flix all along that riverine sweep of reed-bed paid a penny of rent or a tax to the Government.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett
He had made the trip with astonishing celerity, and had arrived at the riverine town just as a large steamer was docking.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
The men were drenched and caked with the riverine clay, the very rifles were often choked.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for riverine

riverine

/ (ˈrɪvəˌraɪn) /

adjective

of, like, relating to, or produced by a river

located or dwelling near a river; riparian

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Scientific definitions for riverine

riverine

[ rĭv′ə-rīn′, -rēn′ ]

Relating to, formed by, or resembling a river.

Relating to a system of inland wetlands and deep-water habitats associated with nontidal flowing water, characterized by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. Compare lacustrine marine palustrine.

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