estuarine
adjective
es·tu·a·rine
ˈes-chə-(wə-)ˌrīn 
-ˌrēn,
-ˌrin,
ˈesh-
: of, relating to, or formed in an estuary
estuarine currents
estuarine animals
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These pits, scattered across the estuarine floor, covered approximately 90.41 square meters, equivalent to 6.2% of the study area.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Eighty minutes later, the drone completed its mission, having snapped thousands of images and covering an impressive spread of the estuarine floor.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
On the side of the park opposite the Atlantic Ocean, explore the estuarine tidal marsh where dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, fish, crabs and marsh birds have been spotted.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Kayak along Salt Run, the estuarine tidal marsh, or hike the Ancient Dunes Nature Trail, which loops through a maritime hammock and four miles of beach.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Eighty minutes later, the drone completed its mission, having snapped thousands of images and covering an impressive spread of the estuarine floor.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
On the side of the park opposite the Atlantic Ocean, explore the estuarine tidal marsh where dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, fish, crabs and marsh birds have been spotted.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Kayak along Salt Run, the estuarine tidal marsh, or hike the Ancient Dunes Nature Trail, which loops through a maritime hammock and four miles of beach.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Estuarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estuarine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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