clearwater
adjEtymology From clear + water.
1
Of a stream Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
- These species largely inhabit whitewater and clearwater rivers (river classifications from Sioli) within the Amazon Basin, with rare reports in tannic blackwater rivers.2015 July 9, “Diverse Early Life-History Strategies in Migratory Amazonian Catfish: Implications for Conservation and Management”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- Synonyms
- bluewater
- Coordinate terms
- blackwater, whitewater