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Gezeitenzone

tidal zone

noun geh-TSEYE-ten-tsoh-neh Rare
Animals & Nature Geography

Also means

intertidal zone

Usage Note

Gezeitenzone is the intertidal coastal area alternately covered and exposed by tides. Marine biology calls it also Gezeitenbereich or Wattzone (on mudflats); it is one of the most ecologically dynamic habitats.

Examples

"In der Gezeitenzone leben angepasste Organismen wie Seepocken und Muscheln."

Natural Translation

Adapted organisms such as barnacles and mussels live in the tidal zone.

Literal Translation

In the tidal-zone live adapted organisms like barnacles and mussels.

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