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peritidal

peritidal adjective: relating to part of a shore, somewhat wider than the intertidal portion, extending from above the highest tide level to below the lowest tide level.

Adjective

peritidal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to part of a shore, somewhat wider than the intertidal portion, extending from above the highest tide level to below the lowest tide level.

Origin of peritidal

From peri- + tidal.

Words formed from peritidal

Questions about peritidal

What does peritidal mean?
Peritidal means relating to part of a shore, somewhat wider than the intertidal portion, extending from above the highest tide level to below the lowest tide level.
What part of speech is peritidal?
Peritidal is an adjective.

Words near peritidal in the dictionary

  1. perithreshold
  2. perithresholds
  3. perithymic
  4. perithyroidal
  5. periti
  6. peritidal
  7. peritidally
  8. peritomies
  9. peritomize
  10. peritomized
  11. peritomizes

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