intertidal

[ in-ter-tahyd-l ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the littoral region that is above the low-water mark and below the high-water mark.

intertidal

/ ˌɪntəˈtaɪdəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the zone of the shore between the high-water mark and low-water mark

intertidal

/ ĭn′tər-tīd′l /

1. Relating to the region between the high tide mark and the low tide mark.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intertidal¹

First recorded in 1880–85; inter- + tidal

Example Sentences

Glenner wonders if any barnacles in crowded, intertidal environments might also be capable of movement.

From Science News

Up to a dozen robomussels were glued next to live mussels on rocks in the intertidal zone.

From Science News For Students

Because some chemicals in Marib Light—the oil on board the Safer—are water soluble, a spill would probably affect intertidal and deep-sea corals too.

From Time

With the rats gone, “we saw these very swift rebounds of the bird populations, and a very swift response to that in the intertidal, with our grazers disappearing and our kelp numbers growing very rapidly,” says Kurle.

From Popular-Science

The periwinkle is a small marine snail commonly found in coastal, intertidal areas of the northeastern United States and Maritime Provinces of Canada.

From Popular-Science

Dimly I could see the intertidal creatures darting away from my feet.

From Project Gutenberg

Intertidal, in-tėr-tī′dal, adj. living between low-water and high-water mark.

From Project Gutenberg

Limpet, lim′pet, n. a small shellfish which clings to intertidal rocks.

From Project Gutenberg