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influent definition

in·flu·ent (in′flo̵̅o̅ ənt)

adjective

flowing in

Etymology: L influens: see influence

noun

  1. anything flowing in, as a tributary
  2. an organism that has important interactions within an ecological community, but is not a dominant

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