Dictionary of Ichthyology |
wadi (plural widyan but usually wadis in English) = Arabic for a watercourse, usually dry except during the rainy season and sometimes permanently dry but some have flowing water or pools and fish. |
Guadalquivir River at Cordoba, Spain, 26 October 2012. From the Arabic al-wādi al-kabīr (الوادي الكبير) meaning "The Great River". Photograph by Brian W. Coad. |