neritic

[nuh-rit-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.

neritic

/ nɛˈrɪtɪk /

adjective

1. of or formed in the region of shallow seas near a coastline

neritic

1. Relating to the ocean waters over the sublittoral region of the ocean floor, ranging in depth between the low tide mark to about 200 m (656 ft).

2. See more at epipelagic zone

Word History and Origins

Origin of neritic¹

< German neritisch (1890), apparently after Greek Nērēís Nereid or Nēreús Nereus, though derivation is unclear; -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of neritic¹

C20: perhaps from Latin nērīta sea mussel, from Greek nērítēs, from _Nereus

Example Sentences

The plancton is the life that floats in loose clusters or forming cloud-like groups across the neritic surface, even descending to the abyssal depths.

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In the highest, is the so-called neritic zone,—the oceanic surface, diaphanous and luminous, far from any coast.

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The corpses of the neritic animals and of those that swim between the two waters are the direct or indirect sustenance of the abyssal fauna.

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Living in the abysses where the light never penetrates, the pelagic animals are not obliged to be transparent or blue like the neritic beings on the surface.

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