riparious

Adjective

riparious (not comparable)

1. (dated) Growing or living along the banks of rivers
   • Of these, 18 (or 3 per cent.) are aquatic, 84 (or 14 per cent.) riparious or marshy, 65 ( or 11 per cent.) annuals in fields, of which 22 are found in the spring crops or "rubby."1867, Linnean Society of London, Journal: Botany - Volume 9, page 306
   • Hence, there are no real differences between the riparious carabid beetles of Central Africa and the Sahel zone with regard to their annual rhythms and control.1979, P. J. den Boer, Hans Ulrich Thiele, Friedrich Weber, On the Evolution of Behaviour in Carabid Beetles, page 123

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   riparian

2. (Louisiana, archaic) Pertaining to riverfront property.
   • It was Settled at that period, that alluvions must belong to the riparious owner , according to this natural maxim, that the profit belongs to him who is exposed to suffer the damage, with which riparious property is threatened, no more than any other.1809, John Elihu Hall, The American Law Journal and Miscellaneous Repertory
   • The purchaser of a riparious estate under the words "front to the levee," does not acquire the alluvion or batture, when there is land susceptible of separate ownership beyond the levee.1826, William Christy, A Digest of Martin's Reports