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Neritic

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Adjective

1. neritic

of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep

Example Sentences:
'neritic fauna'
'neritic oil'

2. neritic

relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast

Example Sentences:
'neritic fauna'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Neritic

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adjective
of or formed in the region of shallow seas near a coastline

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Neritic

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adjective
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)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Neritic

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adj.
Relating to or inhabiting the ocean waters between the low tide mark and a depth of about 200 meters (656 feet): neritic plankton.

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