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exorheic

exorheic

English

Adjective

exorheic (not comparable)

  1. (of a lake or basin) Externally drained; having one or more outlets.
    • 1998, Brian Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters: Man and Medium, Past to Future, Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 978-0-632-03512-0, page 198,
      Most lakes are exorheic, with some flow-through and no long-term salt accumulation, []

Synonyms

  • (externally drained): open

Antonyms

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