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bathypelagic
[ bath-uh-puh-laj-ik ]
/ ˌbæθ ə pəˈlædʒ ɪk /
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adjective Oceanography.
pertaining to or living in the bathyal region of an ocean.
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Words nearby bathypelagic
bathwater, bathy-, bathyal, bathylimnetic, bathymetry, bathypelagic, bathypelagic zone, bathyscaph, bathyscaphe, bathysphere, bathythermogram
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British Dictionary definitions for bathypelagic
bathypelagic
/ (ˌbæθɪpəˈlædʒɪk) /
adjective
of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
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