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Pluvial vs Pluvian - What's the difference?

pluvial | pluvian |

As adjectives the difference between pluvial and pluvian

is that pluvial is of, pertaining to, or produced by rain while pluvian is rainy.

As nouns the difference between pluvial and pluvian

is that pluvial is a rainy period while pluvian is the crocodile bird.

pluvial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain
  • (geology) occurring through the action of rain
  • Derived terms

    * pluvial lake

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) a rainy period
  • ----

    pluvian

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The crocodile bird.
  • Adjective

    (en-adjective)
  • rainy
  • (Webster 1913)