endorheic

adjective

en·​do·​rhe·​ic

variants or endoreic

¦endə¦rēik

: relating to or characterized by endorheism

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -rheic, reic (from Greek rhein to flow + International Scientific Vocabulary -ic)

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