intertidal
pronunciation
How to pronounce intertidal in British English: UK [ˌɪntə'taɪdəl]
How to pronounce intertidal in American English: US [ˌɪntə'taɪdəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark
Word Origin
- intertidal (adj.)
- 1883, from inter- + tidal.
Example
- 1. At 235 feet tall , the rock formation is the third tallest intertidal structure in the world .
- 2. Study on bacteriology of intertidal organisms in zhoushan port .
- 3. Spatiotemporal changes of fish community in yangtze estuary intertidal zone .
- 4. The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows .
- 5. Siliceous sponge spicules in peng-hu intertidal sediments .