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intertidal Definition

inter·tidal (-tīd'l)

adjective

of or pertaining to a shore zone bounded by the levels of low and high tide

intertidal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • mudflats: Intertidal mudflats At the head of the river estuaries smaller areas of mudflats are found.
  • sandflats: The Wash is the largest bay of its kind in the UK and contains the second largest area of intertidal sandflats.
  • foreshore: Yield of fine sand from erosion of the Eocene cliffs has created a wide sandy intertidal foreshore.
  • zone: The intertidal zone of Carmarthen Bay was an example.
  • sediment: This information needs supplementary data, but suggests a possible storage volume of intertidal sediment of between 55 and 400 x 106m 3.
  • habitat: Link to a picture of a typical intertidal habitat.

Modifying Another Word

  • rarely: Habitat: Shallow rocky areas, rarely intertidal Food: A large expandable mouth will swallow fish as big as itself.
  • sometimes: A series of shallow basins connected to the sea by shallow, sometimes intertidal, sills.