| 释义 |
sub·littoral
I. \“+\ adjective
Etymology: sub- + littoral
: situated, occurring, or formed on the watery side of a shoreline or littoral zone
< sublittoral deposits >
: constituting the sublittoral
< a distinct sublittoral zone >
II. noun
: the deeper part of the littoral portion of a body of water:
a. : the region in an ocean between the lowest point exposed by a low-low tide and the margin of the continental shelf
b. : the region in a lake between the deepest-growing rooted vegetation and the hypolimnion |