What is "nonmarine"

Usage examples of "nonmarine".

Falconers were trained from boyhood to handle themselves in and around water, and many of them loved the wild, alien element so well that they would not voluntarily seek a nonmarine commission.

One of the most remarkable features of the Triassic was the widespread emergence of continents and the subsequent recession of seas from the continents, as well as the extensive spread of nonmarine deposits, composed largely of redbeds.

For example, within a 25 mile radius of Glenwood almost 200 species of birds may be expected to breed, a figure equalled or exceeded by few nonmarine regions in temperate North America.