释义 |
ne·rit·ic \nə̇ˈrid.ik\ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nerit- (perhaps from New Latin Nerita) + -ic : of, relating to, or constituting the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast and usually considered to extend from low-tide mark to a depth of 100 fathoms < the neritic zone > < a characteristic neritic fauna > — compare oceanic, pelagic |