adjective
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formed or deposited in an estuary
estuarine muds
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growing in, inhabiting, or found in an estuary
an estuarine fauna
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The estuarine crocodile, known in Australia as the saltwater crocodile, regularly moves between rivers and the open ocean, hunting wherever prey is available.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
The beach is also home to several diverse habitats, including riparian, estuarine, coastal dune and marine.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024
Without available estuarine habitat, young fish may plunge into the saltwater before they’re ready, reducing their chances of survival.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023
The saltwater, or estuarine, crocodile has lived for millions of years in Australia.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2022
The stratified rocks of this system include marine limestones, shales and sandstones; estuarine, lagoonal and fresh-water shales, sandstones and marls with beds of coal, oil-bearing rocks, gypsum and salt.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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