infralittoral

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noun

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

“Holonyms: sublittoral, neritic”

OriginEnglish littoral ← Latin īnfrā →
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Meanings

nouninfralittoral (plural infralittorals)

plural infralittorals

  1. The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone.
adjectiveinfralittoral (comparative more infralittoral, superlative most infralittoral)

comparative more infralittoral · superlative most infralittoral

  1. Situated in the region of shallow water nearest the shore.

    Holonyms: sublittoral, neritic

    2 more examples

    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

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sublittoral

Origin

  1. Latinīnfrā
  2. Englishinfra-
  3. Englishlittoral
  4. Englishinfralittoral

From infra- + littoral.

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