lacustrine adjective. [lǝ'kʌstrʌɪn, -rɪn] E19.
[from Latin lacus LAKE noun² after palustris marshy.]
1. Of or pertaining to a lake or lakes. E19.

2. Of plants and animals: growing in or inhabiting lakes. M19.
b. Of or pertaining to lake-dwellings or lake-dwellers. M19.

3. Geology. Originating by deposition at the bottom of a lake. M19.

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