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littoral
littoral definition
lit·to·ral (lit′ə rəl)
adjective
- of, on, or along the shore, esp. a seashore
- 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
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