Mainstem
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mainstem is a noun meaning The principal watercourse of a river that has multiple streams.
Meaning
The principal watercourse of a river that has multiple streams.
Example Sentences
Piramutaba (Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) make up a second large export fishery and are found almost exclusively in the Amazon River mainstem, whitewater tributaries, and the estuary [30 –32 ].
Word Forms
- mainstems
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include midstream, understream, influent, mid-stream, mainline, tributary.
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