mesopelagic

[ mez-uh-puh-laj-ik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

/ ˌmɛz ə pəˈlædʒ ɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /

adjective Oceanography.

of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).

Nearby words

mesonephroma, mesonephros, mesoneuritis, mesopause, mesopeak, mesopelagic, mesopelagic zone, mesopexy, mesophil, mesophile, mesophilic

Origin of mesopelagic

First recorded in 1945–50; meso- + pelagic

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British Dictionary definitions for mesopelagic

mesopelagic

/ (ˌmɛsəʊpəˈlædʒɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or inhabiting the intermediate depths of the ocean between approximately 100 and 1000 metres

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