Littoral Definition
lĭtər-əl
adjective
Of, on, or along the shore, esp. a seashore.
Webster's New World
Designating or of the intertidal ecological zone along the shore.
Webster's New World
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noun
A region along the shore.
Webster's New World
The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Littoral
Noun
Singular:
littoral
Plural:
littoralsOrigin of Littoral
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From Late Latin littoralis, from litoris (genitive of litus). The doubled 't' is a late medieval addition, and the more classical litoral is also sometimes found.
From Wiktionary
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Cognate to French littoral, Spanish litoral, and more distantly to English lido (“outdoor pool"), via Italian lido (“beach, shore").
From Wiktionary
Latin lītorālis from lītus lītor- shore N., from Italian littorale from Latin lītorālis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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