mesopelagic

English

Etymology

meso- +‎ pelagic

Adjective

mesopelagic (not comparable)

(oceanography) Describing a pelagic zone of the oceans between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones

Translations

relating to the zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones

Portuguese: mesopelágico

Noun

mesopelagic (plural mesopelagics)

A mesopelagic fish

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