influent
noun
- anything flowing in, as a tributary
- an organism that has important interactions within an ecological community, but is not a dominant
See influent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˈflo͞o-ənt, ĭn-flo͞oˈ-)
adjective Flowing in or into.
noun- An inflow, especially a tributary.
- Ecology A nondominant organism in a community that exerts an important modifying effect.
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