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riverine

  (rĭv'ə-rīn', -rēn') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Relating to or resembling a river.
  2. Located on or inhabiting the banks of a river; riparian: “Members of a riverine tribe … were wading in the swamp, whose water they had impounded in a series of dams” (Alex Shoumatoff).
  3. Operating on or equipped to operate on rivers: riverine units of the Marine Corps.

 
 
 

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