anchialine

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adjective

Being or relating to a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean.

OriginAncient Greek ἀγχίαλος →
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Meanings

adjectiveanchialine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeing or relating to a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀγχίαλος“near the sea”
  2. Englishanchialine

From Ancient Greek ἀγχίαλος (ankhíalos, “near the sea”), from ἄγχι (ánkhi) and ἅλς (háls), + -ine.

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APA

anchialine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchialine

MLA

“anchialine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchialine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchialine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchialine.

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