intertidal
adjective
in·ter·tid·al ˌin-tər-ˈtī-dᵊl 
: of, relating to, or being the part of the littoral zone above low-tide mark
intertidally
ˌin-tər-ˈtī-dᵊl-ē
adverb 
Example Sentences
animals that live in the intertidal zone
Recent Examples on the Web The excursion, which was joined by an intertidal archaeologist, was led by Catherine Lock, creative director of The New Craftsmen, a design gallery that supports the work of makers based in the British Isles. 
WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Clammers find their catch in intertidal areas during minus tides, or low tides, which only occur in daylight through September. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2022 This discovery is intriguing because isopods and red seaweed are fixtures of intertidal zone ecosystems around the world and have been studied for centuries, says ecologist Jeff Ollerton, a visiting professor at China’s Kunming Institute of Botany. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 July 2022 People would till the sediment, replenish shells in the water, and construct low intertidal rock terraces that flatten the shoreline and expand the farmable area. Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022 In a recent Times article, Catherine Pearlman shares eight rocky shores for intertidal discovery this summer, and her tips for your shoreline adventure (most important, check the tides!). Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 There are likely multiple factors, including habitat changes in the dynamic, sandy, intertidal beaches where razor clams live. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2022 But this tactic doesn’t work so well on land, and some moray eels are known for wriggling around out of the water during low tides in search of crabs and other intertidal delicacies. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2021 In some spots, the sandstone cliffs and intertidal boulders are studded with fossil shells and bits of fossilized bone that date to more than 23 million years ago. Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2022 See More
WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Clammers find their catch in intertidal areas during minus tides, or low tides, which only occur in daylight through September. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2022 This discovery is intriguing because isopods and red seaweed are fixtures of intertidal zone ecosystems around the world and have been studied for centuries, says ecologist Jeff Ollerton, a visiting professor at China’s Kunming Institute of Botany. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 July 2022 People would till the sediment, replenish shells in the water, and construct low intertidal rock terraces that flatten the shoreline and expand the farmable area. Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022 In a recent Times article, Catherine Pearlman shares eight rocky shores for intertidal discovery this summer, and her tips for your shoreline adventure (most important, check the tides!). Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 There are likely multiple factors, including habitat changes in the dynamic, sandy, intertidal beaches where razor clams live. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2022 But this tactic doesn’t work so well on land, and some moray eels are known for wriggling around out of the water during low tides in search of crabs and other intertidal delicacies. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2021 In some spots, the sandstone cliffs and intertidal boulders are studded with fossil shells and bits of fossilized bone that date to more than 23 million years ago. Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above