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estuaries

Variant of estuary

noun pl. estuaries

an inlet or arm of the sea; esp., the lower portion or wide mouth of a river, where the salty tide meets the freshwater current

Origin: L aestuarium < aestus, the tide, orig., a boiling, akin to aestas, summer heat: see estival

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estuarial adjective

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