supralittoral
[soo-pr
uh
-
lit
-er-
uh
l]
/ˌsu prəˈlɪt ər əl/
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the biogeographic region of a shore of a lake, sea, or ocean permanently above water but made damp by spray from waves or by capillarity of the substrate.
noun
2.
a supralittoral zone or region.
Origin
1905-10;
supra-
+
littoral