littoral

(lit′ə rəl)

adjective

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

noun

a region along the shore

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adjective

Of or on a shore, especially a seashore: a littoral property; the littoral biogeographic zone.

noun

Origin:

Origin: Latin lītorālis

Origin: , from lītus, lītor-, shore

Origin: . N., from Italian littorale

Origin: , from Latin lītorālis

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