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limnoterrestrial

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Being or inhabiting a moist terrestrial environment that is subject to periods of both immersion and desiccation, as in leaf litter or between moss cushions.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek limnē, pool of standing water, lake + terrestrial.]

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