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estuarine

estuarine · more estuarine · most estuarine

Of or pertaining to an estuaryOf or pertaining to an estuary.

» Estuarine dolphins can live in both saltwater and freshwater.

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Meaning

2 senses

Of or pertaining to an estuary.
Formed in an estuary by alluvial deposition.

More definitions

of or relating to or found in estuaries

Examples

2 sentences

Estuarine dolphins can live in both saltwater and freshwater.
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Dolphins, and especially these estuarine dolphins, have a low birth rate, a slow growth rate and a slow reproductive rate.
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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From estuary + -ine.

From estuary + -ine.

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Forms

more estuarine, most estuarine

Comparative	more estuarine Lesson
Superlative	most estuarine Lesson

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

of or relating to or found in estuaries:estuarial

Word family

8 related words

Relatedriverine estuary

Derivedestuarine crocodile estuarine dolphin estuarine perch interestuarine intraestuarine nonestuarine

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

estimationC1 estrange estrangement estrogen estuary eta etchC2 etchingC2

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