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.

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, Ladakh, ladanum

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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.

单词	lacustrine
释义	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. 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, Ladakh, ladanum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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