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ne·rit·ic N0063700 (nə-rĭt′ĭk)adj. Relating to or inhabiting the ocean waters between the low tide mark and a depth of about 200 meters (656 feet): neritic plankton.
[German neritisch, perhaps ultimately from Nereus, Nereus.]neritic (nɛˈrɪtɪk) adj (Physical Geography) of or formed in the region of shallow seas near a coastline[C20: perhaps from Latin nērīta sea mussel, from Greek nērítēs, from Nereus]ne•rit•ic (nəˈrɪt ɪk)
adj. of or pertaining to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom. [< German neritisch (1890), appar. after Greek Nērēís Nereid or Nēreús Nereus; see -ic] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | neritic - of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep; "neritic fauna"; "neritic oil" | | 2. | neritic - relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast; "neritic fauna"shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field" |
TranslationsneriticenUK
neritic[nə′rid·ik] (oceanography) Of or pertaining to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast and extending from low-tide mark to a depth of about 660 feet (200 meters). neriticenUK
neritic of a region of shallow seawater near the coast.neriticenUK
Related to neritic: bathyal, epipelagic, Neritic Deposits, oceanic zoneWords related to neriticadj relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoastRelated Words |