estuarine

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

/ ˈɛs tʃu əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn /

adjective

formed in an estuary.

found in estuaries.

Nearby words

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

Oceanic deposits, like the Upper Chalk, are succeeded by beds of littoral and estuarine characters.
The Chain of Life in Geological Time|Sir J. William Dawson
Limestone and marine beds in the south are replaced by sandy and estuarine beds in the north.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils|Peter Gray
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
Whether these are marine, lacustrine, or estuarine deposits, there is hardly sufficient evidence to show.
Early Days in North Queensland|Edward Palmer

Peat as at Southampton Docks, is found under the estuarine mud off Netley.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for estuarine

estuarine

/ (ˈɛstjʊəˌraɪn, -rɪn) /

adjective

formed or deposited in an estuaryestuarine muds

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

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