Fluvial vs Riparian - What's the difference?
fluvial | riparian |
Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream
Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
* 2011 , Jim Perrin, The Guardian , 28 May 2011:
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As adjectives the difference between fluvial and riparian
is that fluvial is of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream while riparian is of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.fluvial
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(wikipedia fluvial) (-)Synonyms
* (of a river): fluviatile, riverineriparian
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(en adjective)- A kingfisher, an airborne jewel, whirrs past, stickleback in its beak, and disappears into a thicket of riparian willow.
citation, passage=European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.}}