rfc|This appears to be an adjective, but it's listed as a noun and its definition is confusing.
English
Noun
en-noun
- The region of shallow water closest to the shore; in marine environments, usually excluding the intertidal zone.
Adjective
en-adj
- situated in the region of shallow water nearest the shore.
#* 2004, M.P. Singh, Environment and Pollution, page 159
#*: The lowest zone over exposed, and the only at extreme low tides, is called the infralittoral fringe.
#* 2004, Susan B. Rothschild, Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, page 10
#*: Some marine biologists also recognize supralittoral and infralittoral fringes, which are wetted only by extreme high tides or high waves [....]
fr:infralittoral
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