clearwater

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English

Etymology

From clear +‎ water.

Adjective

clearwater (not comparable)

  1. (of a stream) Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
    • 2015 July 9, “Diverse Early Life-History Strategies in Migratory Amazonian Catfish: Implications for Conservation and Management”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      These species largely inhabit whitewater and clearwater rivers (river classifications from Sioli) within the Amazon Basin, with rare reports in tannic blackwater rivers.

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