a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
双语例句
Oxbow lakes, the floodplain, dry streams and tributaries, waves beating against the shore. 牛轭湖，河漫滩，干流和支流，浪涛击打的河岸。
Adults occur in quiet, clear pools and backwaters of lowland creeks, small to large rivers, oxbow lakes, swamps and sloughs. 成鱼出现在低地小溪，小型到大型河川，牛轭湖，沼泽与泥坑的安静，清澈的水池与洄水区。
