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mainstem

noun

Etymology

From main + stem.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻
  2. inherited from *stamniz✻
  3. inherited from *stamni✻
  4. inherited from stemn
  5. inherited from stem
  6. compounded as mainstem — “main + stem”

Definitions

  1. The principal watercourse of a river that has multiple streams

    • Piramutaba (Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) make up a second large export fishery and are found almost exclusively in the Amazon River mainstem, whitewater tributaries, and the estuary [30 –32 ].

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