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RUSKEAVETINEN

English translation: brown-water

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Finnish term or phrase:RUSKEAVETINEN
English translation:brown-water
Entered by: Juha Valtonen

09:44 Apr 20, 2009
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / lake ecology
Finnish term or phrase: RUSKEAVETINEN
Limalevä on tyypillinen matalien RUSKEAVETISTEN järvien laji.
Neil Bennett
Local time: 16:34
brown-water
Explanation:
brown-water lake


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Juha Valtonen
Estonia
Local time: 18:34
Grading comment
Many thanks for this Juhana.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2brown-water
Juha Valtonen


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
brown-water


Explanation:
brown-water lake




Example sentence(s):
  • The plankton of an acidic, polymictic, brown-water lake was investigated over a one-year period.
  • It is our belief that brown water fish are easier to catch than clear water fish. You can’t see them but they can’t see you either.

    Reference: http://www.springerlink.com/content/g228740145310125/
    Reference: http://www.usrsog.org/fish.htm
Juha Valtonen
Estonia
Local time: 18:34
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks for this Juhana.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desmond O'Rourke
4 hrs
  -> cheers Desmond!
agree  Owen Witesman: Don't drink it!
4 hrs
  -> thanks Owen!
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