estuarine
estuarine
Definition
es·tua·rine (es′tyo̵̅o̅ ə rin, -c̸ho̵̅o̅-; --rīn′)
adjective
- of an estuary
- formed or deposited in an estuary
estuarine
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- silt: These gravels are more resistant to scour and can maintain higher slope angles than the estuarine silts and clays.
- crocodile: Don't be surprised if you see the famous estuarine crocodiles basking on the banks of the Daintree River!
- sediment: This consists of basal fluvial material, passing upwards into estuarine sediments.
- habitat: Baseline surveys of the extents and qualities of the estuarine habitats are needed covering the Dart estuary.
- mud: Feeds chiefly on small mollusks caught by sweeping bill through soft estuarine mud.
- circulation: This would allow numerical investigation of, for instance, the variability of the estuarine circulation in response to the tidal changes in turbulence.
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