circumlittoral

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adjective

Around, or bordering the shore.

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Meanings

adjectivecircumlittoral (comparative more circumlittoral, superlative most circumlittoral)

comparative more circumlittoral · superlative most circumlittoral

  1. Around, or bordering the shore.
  2. Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.

Origin

From circum- + littoral.

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APA

circumlittoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlittoral

MLA

“circumlittoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlittoral. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumlittoral,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlittoral.

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