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infralittoral en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English littoral English infralittoral From infra- + littoral.

Meanings

1. Situated in the region of shallow water nearest the shore.
   • Some marine biologists also recognize supralittoral and infralittoral fringes, which are wetted only by extreme high tides or high waves […] 2004, Susan B. Rothschild, Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, page 10:
   • Holonyms: sublittoral, neritic
   • The lowest zone over exposed, and the only at extreme low tides, is called the infralittoral fringe. 2004, M.P. Singh, Environment and Pollution, page 159:

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Coordinates

abyssal · bathyal · circumlittoral · eulittoral · supralittoral · pelagic · hadal

Hypernyms

underwater · coastal · marine · aquatic · littoral

Relateds

subtidal · circalittoral

infralittoral en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English littoral English infralittoral From infra- + littoral.

Meanings

1. The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone.

Forms