interdistributary

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ distributary.

Adjective

interdistributary (not comparable)

1. Between distributaries
   • 2016 March 2, “Depositional Environment of Mio-Pliocene Siwalik Sedimentary Strata from the Darjeeling Himalayan Foothills, India: A Palynological Approach”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     This facies association, coupled with the significant thickness of the mudstone units and the lack of evidences of emergence and/or root traces indicate that F1 mudstone-siltstone was deposited in distal delta front environment [67 ] rather than in a shallow water floodplain lake or interdistributary bay [68 ].