exorheic

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adjective

Externally drained; having one or more outlets.

“Coordinate term: cryptorheic”

Similar
open
Opposite
endorheic
OriginAncient Greek ῥέω →
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Meanings

adjectiveexorheic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExternally drained; having one or more outlets.

    Coordinate term: cryptorheic

    1 more example

    Most lakes are exorheic, with some flow-through and no long-term salt accumulation, […]

    1998, Brian Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters: Man and Medium, Past to Future, Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, page 198

    Synonyms: open · Antonyms: endorheic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExternally drained; having one or more outlets.

Similar
open
Opposite
endorheic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥέω“I flow, stream”
  2. Englishexorheic

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

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APA

exorheic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorheic

MLA

“exorheic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorheic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exorheic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exorheic.

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