riverplain

English

Etymology

From river +‎ plain.

Noun

riverplain (plural riverplains)

1. The alluvial plain of a river.

   Coordinate term: strath

   • 2015 July 11, “The Effects of Habitat Type and Volcanic Eruptions on the Breeding Demography of Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     We found that an estimated minimum of 23% of the Icelandic population of Whimbrels and c. 10% of the world population of the species breed in riverplain habitats in Iceland.

Related terms

• riverain
• riverbank
• riverbed
• river valley

Anagrams

• veraprinil