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Anabranch
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What's The Definition Of Anabranch?Synonyms | Synonyms for Anabranch: Related Terms | Find terms related to Anabranch: See Also | Anabranch In Webster's Dictionary \An"a*branch\, n. [Anastomosing + branch.]
A branch of a river that re["e]nters, or anastomoses with,
the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses
itself in sandy soil. [Australia]
Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I
would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might
be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form
branch islands. --Col.
Jackson.
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