intertidal

intertidal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English tidal
English intertidal

    From inter- + tidal.

    Adjective

    intertidal (not comparable)

    1. Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.

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    Noun

    intertidal (plural intertidals)

    1. An intertidal zone or an organism that inhabits such a zone

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