riverine

adjective

riv·​er·​ine ˈri-və-ˌrīn 

-ˌrēn

1

: relating to, formed by, or resembling a river

2

: living or situated on the banks of a river

Examples of riverine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the flooding from dams can hurt the riverine habitats of fish, birds and plants and inundate antiquities. — Stanley Reed Matilde Viegas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023

In addition, its resinous wood is so impervious to rot that multi-millennial trunks in pristine condition have been unearthed from riverine sediment. — Jared Farmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2023

This leads to higher saline content and higher water temperatures, which can be lethal for many species of riverine life, such as Danube salmon, barbel, and European grayling, among many others. — Paul Hockenos, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2022

Stretching more than 150 miles near the Moroccan border with Algeria, the Kem Kem rock formation (shown in red) contains fossil-rich layers from a riverine world when Spinosaurus reigned. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for riverine

• acini
• aldine
• amine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine