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  1. 1. n. A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers. LOEVEN'S LARVA Loev"en's lar"va. Etym: [Named after the Swedish zoölogist, S. F. Löven, who discovered it.] (Zoöl.) The peculiar larva of Polygordius. See Polygordius. Source: webster
  4. 4. A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowishearth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind Source: ecdict

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