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rheophilic

rheophilic adjective: that lives in swiftly-flowing water.

Adjective

rheophilic (not comparable)

  1. That lives in swiftly-flowing water

Origin of rheophilic

From rheo- + -philic.

Questions about rheophilic

What does rheophilic mean?
Rheophilic means that lives in swiftly-flowing water.
What part of speech is rheophilic?
Rheophilic is an adjective.

Words near rheophilic in the dictionary

  1. rheopexy
  2. rheophil
  3. rheophile
  4. rheophiles
  5. rheophilia
  6. rheophilic
  7. rheophilous
  8. rheophils
  9. rheophily
  10. rheophore
  11. rheophores

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