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littoral definition

lit·to·ral (lit′ə rəl)

adjective

  1. of, on, or along the shore, esp. a seashore
  2. designating or of the intertidal ecological zone along the shore

Etymology: L litoralis < litus (gen. litoris), seashore, coast, prob. < IE *leitos < base *lei-, to flow > Welsh lli, sea, flood

noun

a region along the shore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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