"lotic" meaning in English

See lotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lotic [comparative], most lotic [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊtɪk Etymology: From Latin lotus, past participle of lavare (“to wash”), + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lotus}} Latin lotus, {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} lotic (comparative more lotic, superlative most lotic)
  1. Characterised by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing rivers, streams, etc.
    Sense id: en-lotic-en-adj-hXCrWGIe
  2. (biology) Living in flowing water; adapted to life in flowing water. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (living in flowing water; adapted to life in flowing water): virtaavassa vedessä elävä (Finnish), virtaavan veden (Finnish), lotique (French), lotico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-lotic-en-adj-9n56J-1K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 69 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'living in flowing water; adapted to life in flowing water': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: aquatic, limnic Hyponyms: riverine, fluvial, estuarine Coordinate_terms: lentic, riparian
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