CIRCUMLITTORAL

Etymology

Adjective

circumlittoral (comparative more circumlittoral, superlative most circumlittoral)

Around, or bordering the shore.

Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir`cum*lit"to*ral, a. Etym: [Pref. circum- + littus, littoris, shore; preferable form, litus, litoria.]

Definition: Adjointing the shore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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