supratidal

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adjective

Describing the marginal zone above the level of high tide

OriginEnglish tidal ← Latin supra- ← Old Latin suprād →
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Meanings

adjectivesupratidal (comparative more supratidal, superlative most supratidal)

comparative more supratidal · superlative most supratidal

  1. geographyDescribing the marginal zone above the level of high tide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Englishtidal
  11. Englishsupratidal

From supra- + tidal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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