clearwater
See also: Clearwater
English
Etymology
From clear + water.
Adjective
clearwater (not comparable)
- (of a stream) Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
- 2015 July 9, “Diverse Early Life-History Strategies in Migratory Amazonian Catfish: Implications for Conservation and Management”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- These species largely inhabit whitewater and clearwater rivers (river classifications from Sioli) within the Amazon Basin, with rare reports in tannic blackwater rivers.
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Synonyms
- bluewater
Coordinate terms
- blackwater
- whitewater