littoral

by the see shure

I was thinking the same thing, rt.

:-)

Not an absolutely blemishless Latin origin though. The Latin word was lītus, lītor- "shore" and developed a variant writing littus for no good reason. The opposite happened with littera "letter", which had a ne'er-do-well variant lītera. In both cases the non-standard Latin words have prevailed, giving rise to English 'littoral' but 'literal', and likewise in other modern languages.

Logos? Eew.

That gal had a great pair of littorals. I could lick her littorals...literally...with my lingua.

P.S. This word has a most respectable Latin origin.

Now imagine vacationing at Myrtle Littoral. Or West Palm Littoral...licking all those littorals. Sand on the lingua .....yuck@@##!

"A Long Littoral" was one of the assets of a successful country described by President T. Roosevelt.

"Shallow water fish or literal zone fish: These fishes lives and survive in shallow water near the shore line."
--Jack Mitchell, Central Florida Bass Fishing: The Thrill"