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
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
As in the south of England, the lower beds of the Cretaceous are of estuarine origin and the Upper Cretaceous overlaps the Lower, lying in the valley of the Ruhr directly upon the Palaeozoic rocks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
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