riverplain

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

river +‎ plain

Noun[edit]

riverplain (plural riverplains)

  1. The alluvial plain of a river
    • 2015 July 11, “The Effects of Habitat Type and Volcanic Eruptions on the Breeding Demography of Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      We found that an estimated minimum of 23% of the Icelandic population of Whimbrels and c. 10% of the world population of the species breed in riverplain habitats in Iceland.

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