English Explanatory Dictionary

anchihaline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to independent or semi-independent bodies of water near to the sea, especially in coastal hollows.

Word forms

anchihaline more anchihaline most anchihaline anchialine

Etymology

Apparently coined from Ancient Greek ἄγχι (ánkhi, “near”) + ἅλινος (hálinos, “saline”).

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