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# intertidal

«intertidal» in Mova's school dictionary: **Intertidal describes the strip of seashore that is under…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (intertidal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Intertidal describes the strip of seashore that is under water at high tide and out in the air at low tide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#m1)

2) Intertidal plants and animals live in that strip and can survive both wet and dry times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A science and geography word for rock pools and beaches: «the intertidal zone». It tells the reader about creatures like crabs, limpets, barnacles and seaweed that cope with tides. Safety: tides come back in fast, so check tide times before exploring.

### examples

- We studied the intertidal zone on our school trip to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#x1)
- Limpets cling to rocks in the intertidal area. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#x2)
- The intertidal zone is covered twice a day by the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#x3)
- Barnacles are intertidal animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#x4)
- Rock pools form in the intertidal zone at low tide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#x5)
- Intertidal creatures must survive heat, cold and waves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#x6)
- Always check the tide before exploring intertidal rocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/#x7)

### note

Adjective only; not used for people. Built from «inter-» (between) + «tidal» (tides): between the high and low tide lines.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «intertidal» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intertidal/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.