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brackish /ˈbrakɪʃ /adjective1(Of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries: a cup of brackish water...- Apparently any terrain is suitable as long as it is washed regularly by salty or brackish water.
- All are clad crisply in pre-oxidized copper panels, which are brawn, more than green, though this will change somewhat after winter gales spray the tower with the brackish water of the estuary.
- Although the water was slightly brackish he soon had some excellent results.
Synonyms slightly salty, slightly briny, saline, salt, salted; South African brak 1.1(Of fish or other organisms) living in or requiring brackish water.Schram considered Paulocaris to be a brackish to freshwater organism and Mamayocaris to be nearshore marine....- In general, development rate is 1.5 to 2 times slower in freshwater calanoid copepods relative to their brackish or marine counterparts.
- A continuing supply of freshwater from streams entering the lake would have stimulated the growth of algae and other freshwater organisms, resulting in a mix of brackish and freshwater species.
Derivativesbrackishness noun ...- With each seasonal death of the marsh, some of the carp, crabs, and crayfish succeed in escaping to the brackishness of Sonoma Creek, from which they migrated.
- When used at the table it imparts a slight saltiness without the brackishness or lip cringing effect of other salts.
- These lovely little drum continued to be rather common this summer, possibly due to the increased brackishness in the Tappan Zee.
OriginMid 16th century: from obsolete brack 'salty', from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch brac. Rhymesblackish, quackish |