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/aw'toh peuh tam"ik/, adj.(of an organism) living or growing only in flowing freshwater streams.[AUTO-1 + POTAMIC]
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autopotamic
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autopotamic — 1) pertaining to organisms adapted to and living out their lives in streams 2) originating in fresh water … Dictionary of ichthyology
autopotamic — au·to·potamic … English syllables
autopotamic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at auto I+ adjective Etymology: aut + potamic of algae : adapted to life in flowing streams compare eupotamic, tychopotamic * * * /aw toh peuh tam ik/, adj. (of an organism) living or growing only in flowing freshwater streams. [AUTO 1… … Useful english dictionary
eupotamic — |yü+ adjective Etymology: eu + potamic of aquatic organisms : thriving in both flowing and still fresh waters compare autopotamic, tychopotamic … Useful english dictionary
tychopotamic — |tī(ˌ)kō+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tych (from Greek tychē) + o + potamic of an aquatic organism : thriving chiefly in still waters (as of ponds) and occurring only incidentally in flowing waters compare autopotamic … Useful english dictionary
