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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In those countries today, the focus has moved from development to environmental conservation efforts -- attempts to undo the environmental damage that estuarine development caused.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
The beach is also home to several diverse habitats, including riparian, estuarine, coastal dune and marine.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024
In 1900, the area south of the mouth of the Duwamish River was mud and tidal flats, estuarine marsh, forested wetland, and meandering river.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023
The saltwater, or estuarine, crocodile has lived for millions of years in Australia.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2022
They vary much in size, and have evidently been produced by many different animals walking over long stretches of estuarine mud and sand exposed at low water.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
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