exorheic

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English

It has been requested that this entry be merged with exoreic(+).

Etymology

From exo- (“external”) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow, stream”) + -ic.

Adjective

exorheic (not comparable)

  1. (of a lake or basin) Externally drained; having one or more outlets.
    Synonym: open
    Antonym: endorheic
    Coordinate term: cryptorheic
    • 1998, Brian Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters: Man and Medium, Past to Future, Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, page 198:
      Most lakes are exorheic, with some flow-through and no long-term salt accumulation, […]

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