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貧栄養湖 (ひんえいようこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

貧ひん栄えい養よう湖こ

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Meanings

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oligotrophic lake; nutrient-poor lake

Technical term in limnology and ecology for a lake with low nutrient concentrations and consequently low biological productivity.

摩ま周しゅう湖こは代だい表ひょう的てきな貧ひん栄えい養よう湖ことして知しら

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Lake Mashū is known as a typical oligotrophic lake.

Kanji

貧poverty, poor
栄flourish, prosperity, honor
養foster, bring up, rear
湖lake

Related words

富ふ栄えい養よう湖こ
A eutrophic lake, rich in nutrients and often with high biological productivity, in contrast to 貧栄養湖.
中ちゅう栄えい養よう湖こ
A mesotrophic lake, intermediate in nutrient level between oligotrophic (貧栄養湖) and eutrophic (富栄養湖).

Etymology

Compound of 貧 (poor) + 栄養 (nutrition) + 湖 (lake), literally 'poor-nutrition lake'. A calque from Western scientific terminology.