estuarine

[es-choo-uh-rahyn, -er-in]

es·tu·a·rine

[es-choo-uh-rahyn, -er-in]
adjective
1.
formed in an estuary.
2.
found in estuaries.

Origin:
1840–50; estuar(y) + -ine1

in·ter·es·tu·a·rine, adjective
sub·es·tu·a·rine, adjective
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estuarine (ˈɛstjʊəˌraɪn, -rɪn)
 
adj
1.  formed or deposited in an estuary: estuarine muds
2.  growing in, inhabiting, or found in an estuary: an estuarine fauna

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