estuarian
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.tjʊˈɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌɛs.t͡ʃʊˈ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.t͡ʃuˈɛɹi.ən/, [ˌɛs.t͡ʃəˈwɛɹi.ən]
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Adjective
estuarian (comparative more estuarian, superlative most estuarian)
- Related to or characteristic of an estuary.
- 2015 July 9, “Diverse Early Life-History Strategies in Migratory Amazonian Catfish: Implications for Conservation and Management”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- We would expect estuarian signatures to fall between the 87 Sr/ 86 Sr signature of the Amazon mouth and the global marine signature except very near the mouth of the Tocantins.