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单词 lentic
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Definition of lentic in English:

lentic

adjective ˈlɛntɪkˈlen(t)ik
Ecology
  • (of organisms or habitats) inhabiting or situated in still fresh water.

    Compare with lotic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The higher occurrence of species found in lentic habitats probably reflects the relative stability, especially in terms of hydrodynamics, of these habitats compared to the small streams and brooks.
    • Their tadpoles develop mostly in lentic water.
    • Rather, we present a Northeast US regional view of coldwater lake fish species distributions, status (in terms of origins and relative rates of occurrence), and descriptions of the types of lentic waters they inhabit.
    • Bass are found in both lotic and lentic habitats.
    • However, we can conclude that these species are rare in lentic systems throughout the Northeast.

Origin

1930s: from Latin lentus 'calm, slow' + -ic.

 
 

Definition of lentic in US English:

lentic

adjectiveˈlen(t)ik
Ecology
  • (of organisms or habitats) inhabiting or situated in still fresh water.

    Compare with lotic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bass are found in both lotic and lentic habitats.
    • Their tadpoles develop mostly in lentic water.
    • Rather, we present a Northeast US regional view of coldwater lake fish species distributions, status (in terms of origins and relative rates of occurrence), and descriptions of the types of lentic waters they inhabit.
    • The higher occurrence of species found in lentic habitats probably reflects the relative stability, especially in terms of hydrodynamics, of these habitats compared to the small streams and brooks.
    • However, we can conclude that these species are rare in lentic systems throughout the Northeast.

Origin

1930s: from Latin lentus ‘calm, slow’ + -ic.

 
 
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