- neritic zone
- nounthe ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms• Hypernyms:
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Neritic zone — Marine habitats Sargassum seaweed drifting in the neritic zone provides food and shelter for small epipelagic fish Littoral zone … Wikipedia
neritic zone — neritinė zona statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Jūros pakrantės sritis, esanti šelfe iki neritic zone200 m gylio (joje gausu įvairių organizmų, žuvų). atitikmenys: angl. neritic zone vok. neritische Zone, f rus. неритическая… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
neritic zone — ▪ oceanography shallow marine environment extending from mean low water down to 200 metre (660 foot) depths, generally corresponding to the continental shelf. Neritic waters are penetrated by varying amounts of sunlight, which permits… … Universalium
neritic zone — The shallow pelagic zone over the continental shelf … Fisheries — dictionary
neritic zone — The region of shallow water over the continental shelf that is subdivided into supratidal (wave splash area), intertidal (littoral), and subtidal regions … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
neritic — [nē rit′ik, nərit′ik] adj. [< Gr nēritēs, a sea snail (< Nereus, NEREUS) + IC] designating or of the ecological zone (neritic zone) of the continental shelf extending from low tide to a depth of c. 100 fathoms ( c. 180 m) … English World dictionary
neritic — adjective 1. of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep neritic fauna neritic oil • Pertains to noun: ↑neritic zone 2. relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast… … Useful english dictionary
neritic — NERÍTIC, Ă, neritici, ce, adj. 1. (În sintagma) Regiune (sau zonă) neritică = zonă a fundului mării situată în apropierea ţărmului continental, caracterizată prin adâncimi ale apei mai mici de 200 de metri. 2. Care provine din regiunea neritică… … Dicționar Român
neritic — /neuh rit ik/ adj. of or pertaining to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom. Cf. oceanic, pelagic. [ < G neritisch (1890), appar. after Gk Nereís NEREID or Nereús NEREUS, though derivation is unclear;… … Universalium
neritic — ne•rit•ic [[t]nəˈrɪt ɪk[/t]] ecl oce adj. of or pertaining to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom. • Etymology: < G neritisch (1890), appar. after Gk Nērēís Nereid or Nēreús Nereus; see ic … From formal English to slang
