estuarian

English

Etymology

From estuary +‎ -ian.

Adjective

estuarian (comparative more estuarian, superlative most estuarian)

  1. Related to or characteristic of an estuary.
    • 2015 July 9, “Diverse Early Life-History Strategies in Migratory Amazonian Catfish: Implications for Conservation and Management”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0129697:
      We would expect estuarian signatures to fall between the 87 Sr/ 86 Sr signature of the Amazon mouth and the global marine signature except very near the mouth of the Tocantins.

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