adfluvial

English

Etymology

ad- +‎ fluvial

Adjective

adfluvial (not comparable)

Towards the flowing waters of a river or stream

Usage notes

Used almost exclusively to describe fish that spawn in tributary streams where the young rear from 1 to 4 years before migrating to a lake system, where they grow to maturity.

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism

Adjective

adfluvial

(hydrology) adfluvial: towards the flowing waters of a river or stream.

Further reading

“adfluvial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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