mesosaline

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adjective

Of a body of water, of intermediate salinity.

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Meanings

adjectivemesosaline (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a body of water, of intermediate salinity.

    Of wetlands we studied in summer 1992 (Wollheim and Lovvoru 1995, 1996), the oligosaline wetlands have had much more stable salinities over the last five years than have the mesosaline wetlands.

    1999, Darold P. Batzer, Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America

Origin

From meso- + saline.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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