mesopelagic

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

adjective

, Oceanography.

1. of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3,000 feet (900 meters).

mesopelagic

/ ˌmɛsəʊpəˈlædʒɪk /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesopelagic¹

First recorded in 1945–50; meso- + pelagic