Meanings
adjectiveintertidal (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.
nounintertidal (plural intertidals)
plural intertidals
- An intertidal zone or an organism that inhabits such a zone
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Englishtidal
- Englishintertidal
Translations
Catalan intermareal
- intermarealpertaining to shore between high and low tide mark
Finnish vuorovesi-
- vuorovesi-pertaining to shore between high and low tide mark
French intercotidal, intertidal
- intercotidalpertaining to shore between high and low tide mark
- intertidalpertaining to shore between high and low tide mark
Spanish intermareal
- intermarealpertaining to shore between high and low tide mark
Cite this entry
APA
intertidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertidal
MLA
“intertidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertidal.
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