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limnophilic

limnophilic is the alternative form of limnophilous.

Meaning of limnophilous

Adjective

limnophilous (comparative more limnophilous, superlative most limnophilous)

  1. Loving or having an affinity towards lakes.
    • Side arms provide slow-flowing water bodies that allow the development of aquatic vegetation used as spawning substrate by several limnophilous and potamophilous species, such as white bream, pike and tench.1998, Peter C. Klingeman, Gravel-bed Rivers in the Environment, page 331

Questions about limnophilic

What is limnophilic the alternative form of?
Limnophilic is the alternative form of limnophilous.

Words near limnophilic in the dictionary

  1. limnonym
  2. limnonyms
  3. limnophile
  4. limnophiles
  5. limnophilia
  6. limnophilic
  7. limnophilid
  8. limnophilids
  9. limnophilous
  10. limnophyte
  11. limnophytes

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