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Intertidal vs Subtidal - What's the difference?

intertidal | subtidal | see also |

As adjectives the difference between intertidal and subtidal

is that intertidal is pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water while subtidal is below the level of the tide.

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

    subtidal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • below the level of the tide

    • Derived terms

    * subtidally

    See also

    * intertidal * peritidal