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lotic definition

lo·tic (lōt′ik)

adjective

Ecol. designating, of, or living in a freshwater habitat characterized by swiftly moving water that is difficult to pollute

Etymology: < L lotus, a washing (< lautus, pp. of lavere, to wash: see lave) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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