supralittoral

[ soo-pruh-lit-er-uh l ]

/ ˌsu prəˈlɪt ər əl /

adjective

of or relating to the biogeographic region of a shore of a lake, sea, or ocean permanently above water but made damp by spray from waves or by capillarity of the substrate.

noun

a supralittoral zone or region.

Nearby words

supragenic, supraglottal, supralapsarian, supralapsarianism, supraliminal, supralittoral, supramarginal gyrus, supramastoid crest, supramaxilla, supramaxillary, suprameatal triangle

Origin of supralittoral

First recorded in 1905–10; supra- + littoral