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anabranch definition

ana·branch (an′ə branc̸h′)

noun

  1. a river branch that reenters the main stream
  2. a river branch that becomes absorbed by sandy ground

Etymology: < ana(stomosing) branch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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