limno-|ˈlɪmnəʊ|comb. form of Gr. λίµνη lake, marsh, as in ˌlimnobiˈology rare, the biology of lakes and ponds; so ˌlimnobioˈlogic, -bioˈlogical adjs.1899Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1897–98 505 Switzerland has furnished perhaps the greatest number of investigators and stations for limnobiology.Ibid. 510 The Mount Prospect Laboratory,..placed under the direction of Mr. G. C. Whipple, whose contributions to limnobiologic questions are well known.1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Limnobiological.1957G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. p. x, The first volume is intended to cover geographical and physico-chemical limnology, the second will deal with limnobiology and the ecological, typological, and stratigraphic problems of lake development.

limno- /ˈlɪmnəʊ/ combining form.

ORIGIN: from Greek limnē pool, marshy lake + -o-.

Of, pertaining to, or occurring in fresh water, esp. fresh standing water.

DERIVATIVE limnograph noun an apparatus for automatically recording the variations of level in a lake L19.
limˈnometer noun an apparatus for measuring the variations of level in a lake M19.
limnoplankton noun plankton found in fresh water L19.

limno-
— see limn-

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lake, pond

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē).

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English words prefixed with limno-

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词根词缀	OED SOED Webster Wiktionary limno-\|ˈlɪmnəʊ\|comb. form of Gr. λίµνη lake, marsh, as in ˌlimnobiˈology rare, the biology of lakes and ponds; so ˌlimnobioˈlogic, -bioˈlogical adjs.1899Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1897–98 505 Switzerland has furnished perhaps the greatest number of investigators and stations for limnobiology.Ibid. 510 The Mount Prospect Laboratory,..placed under the direction of Mr. G. C. Whipple, whose contributions to limnobiologic questions are well known.1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Limnobiological.1957G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. p. x, The first volume is intended to cover geographical and physico-chemical limnology, the second will deal with limnobiology and the ecological, typological, and stratigraphic problems of lake development. limno- /ˈlɪmnəʊ/ combining form. ORIGIN: from Greek limnē pool, marshy lake + -o-. Of, pertaining to, or occurring in fresh water, esp. fresh standing water. DERIVATIVE limnograph noun an apparatus for automatically recording the variations of level in a lake L19. limˈnometer noun an apparatus for measuring the variations of level in a lake M19. limnoplankton noun plankton found in fresh water L19. limno- — see limn- limno- limn- Prefix lake, pond Etymology From Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē). Derived terms ► English words prefixed with limno-
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