oligosaline

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adjective

Of a body of water, of low salinity.

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Meanings

adjectiveoligosaline (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a body of water, of low 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 oligo- + saline.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oligosilane
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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