Definition of intertidal in English:
intertidal
adjectiveɪntəˈtʌɪd(ə)lˌɪn(t)ərˈtaɪd(ə)l
Ecology Of or denoting the area of a seashore which is covered at high tide and uncovered at low tide.
most species are predominantly intertidal
Example sentencesExamples
- While submerged during high tide, an intertidal organism is likely to display a body temperature similar to that of the surrounding water.
- Turtles may hatch from a nest on land in the state of Queensland and scramble down to the sea across intertidal areas that are state managed and controlled.
- The intertidal zone is between the high-tide and low-tide lines.
- The coastal intertidal zone is the area between the low and high tide zones that is not quite oceanic and not quite terrestrial.
- Only tiny phytoplankton are found throughout the area, although intertidal zones in the south contain kelp beds.
Rhymes
bridal, bridle, fratricidal, genocidal, germicidal, homicidal, idle, idol, infanticidal, insecticidal, matricidal, parricidal, patricidal, pesticidal, regicidal, sidle, suicidal, tidal, tyrannicidal, uxoricidal
Definition of intertidal in US English:
intertidal
adjectiveˌin(t)ərˈtīd(ə)lˌɪn(t)ərˈtaɪd(ə)l
Ecology Of or denoting the area of a seashore which is covered at high tide and uncovered at low tide.
most species are predominantly intertidal
Example sentencesExamples
- The coastal intertidal zone is the area between the low and high tide zones that is not quite oceanic and not quite terrestrial.
- While submerged during high tide, an intertidal organism is likely to display a body temperature similar to that of the surrounding water.
- Turtles may hatch from a nest on land in the state of Queensland and scramble down to the sea across intertidal areas that are state managed and controlled.
- The intertidal zone is between the high-tide and low-tide lines.
- Only tiny phytoplankton are found throughout the area, although intertidal zones in the south contain kelp beds.