adj.
Of, relating to, or inhabiting the ocean waters between the low tide mark and a depth of about a hundred fathoms (200 meters): neritic plankton.
[German neritisch, perhaps ultimately from Nereus, Nereus.]
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neritic
American Heritage Dictionary:
ne·rit·ic |
adj.
Of, relating to, or inhabiting the ocean waters between the low tide mark and a depth of about a hundred fathoms (200 meters): neritic plankton.
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Oxford Dictionary of Geography:
neritic |
Pertaining to shallow waters.
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| hemipelagite (oceanography) |
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