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lentic

[ len-tik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or living in still water.


lentic

/ ˈlɛntɪk /

adjective

  1. ecology of, relating to, or inhabiting still water Compare lotic

    a lentic fauna

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lentic1

1930–35; < Latin lent ( us ) slow, motionless + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lentic1

C20: from Latin lentus slow

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