neritic

adjective ne·rit·ic \nə-ˈri-tik\

Definition of NERITIC

: of, relating to, inhabiting, or constituting the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast

International Scientific Vocabulary, perhaps from New Latin Nerita, genus of marine snails

First Known Use: 1891

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