anchihaline

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adjective

Pertaining to independent or semi-independent bodies of water near to the sea, especially in coastal hollows.

OriginAncient Greek ἄγχι →
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Meanings

adjectiveanchihaline (comparative more anchihaline, superlative most anchihaline)

comparative more anchihaline · superlative most anchihaline · alternative anchialine

  1. Pertaining to independent or semi-independent bodies of water near to the sea, especially in coastal hollows.

    These included other Niphargus species from deep cave lakes and coastal anchihaline caves [23 ] and Gammarus and Echinogammarus amphipods that live only in permanently watered streams [21 ,24 ].

    2015 July 31, “Morphologically Cryptic Amphipod Species Are “Ecological Clones” at Regional but Not at Local Scale: A Case Study of Four Niphargus Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄγχι“near”
  2. Englishanchihaline

Apparently coined from Ancient Greek ἄγχι (ánkhi, “near”) + ἅλινος (hálinos, “saline”).

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APA

anchihaline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchihaline

MLA

“anchihaline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchihaline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchihaline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchihaline.

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