Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infralittoral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fralit-toral
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone.

adj

Situated in the region of shallow water nearest the shore.

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: sublittoral, neritic"
"The lowest zone over exposed, and the only at extreme low tides, is called the infralittoral fringe."
"Some marine biologists also recognize supralittoral and infralittoral fringes, which are wetted only by extreme high tides or high waves […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English littoral English infralittoral From infra- + littoral.

Inflected Forms

infralittorals (plural) more infralittoral (comparative) most infralittoral (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

circalittoral subtidal eulittoral supralittoral circumlittoral pelagic bathyal abyssal

Questions

What does infralittoral mean?: The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone.
Where does infralittoral come from?: Etymology tree Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English littoral English infralittoral From infra- + littoral.

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