intertidal

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ tidal.

Adjective

intertidal (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• intertidal wetland
• intertidal zone
• intertidally

Translations

pertaining to shore between high and low tide mark

Finnish: vuorovesi- (fi) Spanish: intermareal

Noun

intertidal (plural intertidals)

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

See also

• littoral