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.