The difference between Intertidal and Littoral

When used as adjectives, intertidal means pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water, whereas littoral means of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.


Littoral is also noun with the meaning: a shore.

check bellow for the other definitions of Intertidal and Littoral

  1. Intertidal as an adjective:

    Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.

  1. Littoral as an adjective:

    Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.

  1. Littoral as a noun:

    A shore

  2. Littoral as a noun:

    The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.

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