About The Word Littoral
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Littoral
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What's The Definition Of Littoral?
[n] the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
[adj] of or relating to a coastal or shore region Synonyms | Synonyms for Littoral: litoral | littoral zone | sands Related Terms | Find terms related to Littoral: aquatic | balneal | bank | beach | benthic zone | berm | bordering | borderline | boundary | bounding | coast | coastal | coastland | coastline | deep-sea | determinant | determinative | determining | embankment | estuarine | estuarine area | extreme | foreshore | fringing | frontier | grallatorial | intertidal zone | ironbound coast | lido | limbic | liminal | limit | limiting | marginal | natant | natatorial | natatory | pelagic zone | plage | playa | rimming | riparial | riparian | riparious | riverside | riviera | rockbound coast | sands | sea margin | seabank | seabeach | seaboard | seacliff | seacoast | seashore | seaside | shingle | shore | shoreline | shoreside | shoreward | skirting | splash zone | strand | sublittoral | submerged coast | supralittoral | swimming | terminal | threshold | tidal | tidewater | water-dwelling | waterfront | water-growing | water-living | water-loving | waterside See Also | coast | seacoast | sea-coast | seashore Littoral In Webster's Dictionary \Lit"to*ral\, a. [L. littoralis, litoralis, from
littus, litus, the seashore: cf. F. littoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea.
2. (Biol.) Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between
high-water and low-water mark.
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