BATHYAL

bathyal

(adjective) relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bathyal (not comparable)

Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres

Source: Wiktionary



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