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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone..
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 […]
Use infralittoral when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Infralittoral means The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone..
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Holonyms: sublittoral, neritic
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