Sublittoral

adj, noun

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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littoralneritic

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From sub- + littoral.

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