Littoral (definition)

Lit"to*ral (?), a. [L. littoralis, litoralis, from littus, litus, the seashore: cf. F. littoral.]

1.

Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea.

2. Biol.

Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between high-water and low-water mark.

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