tychopotamic

tychopotamic
\\|tī(ˌ)kō+\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tych- (from Greek tychē) + -o- + potamic
of an aquatic organism : thriving chiefly in still waters (as of ponds) and occurring only incidentally in flowing waters — compare autopotamic, eupotamic

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  • tychopotamic — ty·cho·potamic …   English syllables

  • tychopotamic — Pertaining to something which lives in fresh water …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • autopotamic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at auto I+ adjective Etymology: aut + potamic of algae : adapted to life in flowing streams compare eupotamic, tychopotamic * * * /aw toh peuh tam ik/, adj. (of an organism) living or growing only in flowing freshwater streams. [AUTO 1… …   Useful english dictionary

  • eupotamic — |yü+ adjective Etymology: eu + potamic of aquatic organisms : thriving in both flowing and still fresh waters compare autopotamic, tychopotamic …   Useful english dictionary

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