estuary
estuary[ˈɛstjʊ(ə)ri](pl. -ies)- the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream
(江河入海的)河口;江口
派生estuarialadjectiveestuarine[-rʌɪn]adjective语源- mid 16th cent. (denoting a tidal inlet of any size): from Latin aestuarium 'tidal part of a shore', from aestus 'tide'
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