neritic
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ne·rit·ic
(nə-rĭt'ĭk) 
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.
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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