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单词 hydric
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Definition of hydric in English:

hydric

adjective ˈhʌɪdrɪkˈhaɪdrɪk
Ecology
  • (of an environment or habitat) containing plenty of moisture; very wet.

    〔生态〕(环境,栖息地)水生的;潮湿的。比较MESIC 1和XERIC

    hydric soils
    Compare with mesic and xeric
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The soils vary considerably, but share the fact that all are hydric and often subject to flooding.
    • ‘Albania is very rich with hydric resources’, he tells me.
    • Several new studies point to evidence that some organisms with limited capacities to acclimatize to thermal or hydric change may be limited in their ability to survive future climate changes.
    • Communities range from xeric habitats such as scrub and scrubby flatwoods to hydric habitats such as floodplain forest and blackwater stream.
    • It had the hydric soil characteristic of former wetlands.

Origin

Early 20th century: from hydro- + -ic.

Definition of hydric in US English:

hydric

adjectiveˈhīdrikˈhaɪdrɪk
Ecology
  • (of an environment or habitat) containing plenty of moisture; very wet.

    〔生态〕(环境,栖息地)水生的;潮湿的。比较MESIC 1和XERIC

    hydric soils
    Compare with mesic and xeric
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The soils vary considerably, but share the fact that all are hydric and often subject to flooding.
    • Communities range from xeric habitats such as scrub and scrubby flatwoods to hydric habitats such as floodplain forest and blackwater stream.
    • Several new studies point to evidence that some organisms with limited capacities to acclimatize to thermal or hydric change may be limited in their ability to survive future climate changes.
    • It had the hydric soil characteristic of former wetlands.
    • ‘Albania is very rich with hydric resources’, he tells me.

Origin

Early 20th century: from hydro- + -ic.

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