littoral

Definition of Littoral in English :

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

2. littoral

of or relating to a coastal or shore region

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Littoral

adjective

1.

of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean

2. biology

inhabiting the shore of a sea or lake or the shallow waters near the shore

littoral fauna

noun

3.

a coastal or shore region

adjective

1.

of, on, or along the shore, esp. a seashore

2.

designating or of the intertidal ecological zone along the shore

noun

3.

a region along the shore

adj.

Of or on a shore, especially a seashore: a littoral property; the littoral biogeographic zone.

n.

1. A coastal region; a shore.

2. The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.