neritic
ne·rit·ic
adj \nə-ˈri-tik\Definition of NERITIC
: of, relating to, inhabiting, or constituting the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast
Origin of NERITIC
International Scientific Vocabulary, perhaps from New Latin Nerita, genus of marine snails
First Known Use: 1891
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