in|ter|tid|al

in|ter|tid|al
in|ter|tid|al «IHN tuhr TY duhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. living between the high-water mark and the low-water mark, as limpets do.
2. located between the watermarks: »

intertidal rocks. But in all the intertidal area the pulse of life is adjusted to the rhythm of the tides (New Yorker).

–n.
the region between the high-water mark and the low-water mark.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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