littoral.

1. Relating to the shore or the nearby zone where land and a sea or other body of water meet.

2. A shore or coastal region, considered as an area.

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Words that belong together

• littoral zone
• littoral habitat
• littoral vegetation

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Reeds occupied the lake’s littoral zone.

The survey examined littoral vegetation after the flood.

Small animals sheltered in the littoral habitat.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Adjective non-gradable. Noun singular littoral; plural littorals. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.