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prettygoodwordlentic (LEN-tik) - adj., of, relating to, or living in still water.
Such as lakes, ponds, and wetlands. Standard dictionaries just say "water" but scientific dictionaries specify that it's specifically freshwater -- this might be a case of jargon being used more precisely than lay use. Contrast with lotic, meaning of, relating to, or living in moving water. Coined in 1935 from Latin lentus, sluggish/slow.
And no, that really wasn't a theme week, though water's running through all the words. Next week will be themed, though, and I'm excited about it.
---L.
Such as lakes, ponds, and wetlands. Standard dictionaries just say "water" but scientific dictionaries specify that it's specifically freshwater -- this might be a case of jargon being used more precisely than lay use. Contrast with lotic, meaning of, relating to, or living in moving water. Coined in 1935 from Latin lentus, sluggish/slow.
And no, that really wasn't a theme week, though water's running through all the words. Next week will be themed, though, and I'm excited about it.
---L.
