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Sublittoral

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Under the shore. not-comparable

    "Fortunately, good seaweeding can also be done when the tide is not low, for frequently one encounters piles of drifted seaweeds cast up on the sand from the sublittoral region."

Adjective
  1. 1
    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 wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The area below the shore; the sublittoral region.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sub- + littoral.

Etymology 2

From sub- + littoral.

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