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- of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake（与）海岸（有关）的; （与）湖岸（有关）的：
the littoral states of the Indian Ocean.
印度洋沿岸国家。
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- Ecology of, relating to, or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation【生态】（与）潮间带（有关）的; （与）湖岸带（有关）的：
limpets and other littoral molluscs.
帽贝和其他海岸软体动物。
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- a region lying along a shore沿岸地区：
irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral.
地中海沿岸灌溉区。
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- Ecology the littoral zone【生态】海岸带。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin littoralis, from litus, litor- 'shore'.