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单词 potamophilous
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potamophilousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ποταμός , -philous comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ποταμός river (see potamic adj.) + -philous comb. form.
Obsolete.
River-loving.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective] > river-loving
potamophilous1827
1827 Brit. Critic 1 474 Rowed..in his public State barge, on the bosom of the Thames, in all the majesty and magnificence of a Fluviatile and Potamophilous Lord Mayor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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