estuarine

[es-choo-uh-rahyn, -er-in]

adjective

formed in an estuary.

found in estuaries.

Origin of estuarine

First recorded in 1840–50; estuar(y) + -ine¹

Related formsin·ter·es·tu·a·rine, adjectivesub·es·tu·a·rine, adjective

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Examples from the Web for estuarine

Historical Examples of estuarine

None of the rivers, except in the estuarine parts, is navigable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8
Various
Limestone and marine beds in the south are replaced by sandy and estuarine beds in the north.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils
Peter Gray
A soft jet is obtained from the estuarine series of the Lower Oolites of Yorkshire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3
Various
Slowly this sea shallowed, giving rise to the alternating estuarine marine and freshwater deposits of the Coal Measures.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4
Various
It is an estuarine deposit like that mentioned above as occurring in the Wash off Heacham, for instance.
Notes on the Fenland
T. McKenny Huges

British Dictionary definitions for estuarine

estuarine

adjective

formed or deposited in an estuaryestuarine muds

growing in, inhabiting, or found in an estuaryan estuarine fauna

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