mainstem en · NOUN
Etymology
From main + stem.
Meanings
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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 ].
2015 July 9, “Diverse Early Life-History Strategies in Migratory Amazonian Catfish: Implications for Conservation and Management”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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| mainstems | Number=Plur | lexicographic |