brackish

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Genetic and physical analyses confirmed that the species belongs to the genus Diplolaimelloides, a group typically found in coastal marine and brackish waters.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Just outside the city, it is pumping brackish groundwater from wells and discharging it into the Nueces River, which flows into a water treatment plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Homes are crumbling, open drains line the narrow lanes and a stagnant puddle near the local temple has turned brackish.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

The surface is now home to scavengers, soldiers, mutants, and ghouls, all doing their best to survive on spoiled food, brackish water, and whatever’s left in long-abandoned vending machines.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

I spent most of the voyage bent double over a puke bucket, bringing up every scrap of food and swallow of brackish water I choked down.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson