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INTERTIDAL

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in⋅ter⋅tid⋅al

[in-ter-tahyd-l]
–adjective
of or pertaining to the littoral region that is above the low-water mark and below the high-water mark.

Origin:
1880–85; inter- + tidal
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in·ter·tid·al   (ĭn'tər-tīd'l)   
adj.  Of or being the region between the high tide mark and the low tide mark.
in'ter·tid'al·ly adv.
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