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adj
In the portion of the littoral zone (the shore) that is permanently but shallowly inundated (water-covered).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: neritic, infralittoral, circalittoral, subtidal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marine, aquatic, underwater, littoral, coastal
noun
The sublittoral area, just beyond (and lower-lying than) the portion of the shore that is not always inundated (water-covered).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From sub- + littoral.
Across languages
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