lotic

[loh-tik]

lo·tic

[loh-tik]
adjective
pertaining to or living in flowing water.

Origin:
1915–20; < Latin lōt(us) washed (see loment) + -ic
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Lotic is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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lotic (ˈləʊtɪk)
 
adj
ecology Compare lentic of, relating to, or designating natural communities living in rapidly flowing water
 
[C20: from Latin lotus, a past participle of lavāre to wash]

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