Lotic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lotic is an adjective meaning Characterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing rivers, streams, etc.
Meaning
Characterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing rivers, streams, etc.
More Meanings
- (biology) Living in flowing water; adapted to life in flowing water.
Example Sentences
The stream-dwelling species are among the most lotic of anisopterous dragonflies.
Very few lotic insects are strong swimmers, probably because of the energy expenditure required to swim against a current.
This particular area is subject to the transition from a more lotic environment to the lentic environment existing in the pool area.
Waugoshance point is an ideal consolidated substrate, wave zone habitat, and this was evidenced by the more lotic benthic fauna found there.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include riverine, ecotones, lentic, fluminal, lacustrian, lacustrine.
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