lacustrinus
Lacustrinus is a Latin adjective meaning “of a lake” or “lake-dwelling.” It is formed from lacus, meaning lake, and the suffix -inus, which creates adjectives. In scientific naming, lacustrinus is used as a species epithet to indicate an association with lake habitats. The masculine form is lacustrinus, the feminine lacustrina, and the neuter lacustrinum; the epithet must agree in gender with the genus name.
In taxonomy, lacustrinus is applied to a wide range of organisms—plants, aquatic invertebrates, and animals—that were
Lacustrinus is related to the English term lacustrine, which describes lake environments rather than a taxonomic
See also: lacustrine; habitat descriptors in taxonomy; Latin grammar in scientific nomenclature.