'Littoral' definitions:
Definition of 'littoral'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to a coastal or shore region
noun
Definition of 'Littoral'
From: GCIDE
- Littoral \Lit"to*ral\, a. [L. littoralis, litoralis, from littus, litus, the seashore: cf. F. littoral.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between high-water and low-water mark. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'littoral'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aquatic,
- balneal,
- bank,
- beach,
- benthic zone,
- berm,
- bordering,
- borderline,
- boundary,
- bounding,
- coast,
- coastal,
- coastland,
- coastline,
- deep-sea,
- determinant,
- determinative,
- determining,
- embankment,
- estuarine,
- estuarine area,
- extreme,
- foreshore,
- fringing,
- frontier,
- grallatorial,
- intertidal zone,
- ironbound coast,
- lido,
- limbic,
- liminal,
- limit,
- limiting,
- marginal,
- natant,
- natatorial,
- natatory,
- pelagic zone,
- plage,
- playa,
- rimming,
- riparial,
- riparian,
- riparious,
- riverside,
- riviera,
- rockbound coast,
- sands,
- sea margin,
- seabank,
- seabeach,
- seaboard,
- seacliff,
- seacoast,
- seashore,
- seaside,
- shingle,
- shore,
- shoreline,
- shoreside,
- shoreward,
- skirting,
- splash zone,
- strand,
- sublittoral,
- submerged coast,
- supralittoral,
- swimming,
- terminal,
- threshold,
- tidal,
- tidewater,
- water-dwelling,
- water-growing,
- water-living,
- water-loving,
- waterfront,
- waterside