riverine

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English rive English -er English river Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English riverine From river + -ine.

1. Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river; inhabiting a river or its surrounds.

   “"Indian legends would alone have been my guide, for I found that rumors of a strange land were common among all the riverine tribes."”

   “It is perhaps instructive to note that tropical riverine batagurids, although more similar to other river-dwelling lineages in reproductive patterns than to other semi-aquatic and terrestrial batagurids, still tend to have lower fecundities and bigger eggs relative to their body sizes than do the other groups (e.g., riverine emydids, trionychids, and podocnemids) (Moll & Moll, 1990).”