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Intertidal vs Pelagic - What's the difference?

intertidal | pelagic |

As adjectives the difference between intertidal and pelagic

is that intertidal is pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water while pelagic is (biology) living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

intertidal

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.

    • Derived terms

    * intertidal zone * intertidally

    See also

    * littoral

    pelagic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

    • See also

    * benthic * oceanic * planktonic