estuarine

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estuarine

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From estuary + -ine.

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  1. Of or pertaining to an estuary. 1977, Sewell H. Hopkins, Sam R. Petrocelli, Limiting Factors Affecting the Commercial Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Estuarine Pollution Control and Assessment: Proceedings of a Conference, Volume 1, page 179, The shellfishes, by far the most valuable part of
  2. Formed in an estuary by alluvial deposition.

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adj pertaining to an estuary

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@misc{estuarine_2026,
  title = {estuarine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/estuarine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}