tychopotamic

adjective

ty·​cho·​potamic

¦tī(ˌ)kō+

of an aquatic organism

: thriving chiefly in still waters (as of ponds) and occurring only incidentally in flowing waters compare autopotamic, eupotamic

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tych- (from Greek tychē) + -o- + potamic

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