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bathyal Definition

bathy·al (bat̸h′ē əl)

adjective

designating or of the ecological zone (bathyal zone) along the continental slope of the ocean floor between c. 100 and 2,000 fathoms (c. 180 and 3,650 m)

Etymology: bathy- + -al

bathyal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • depth: Deep sea: particularly the Rockall Trough Area, Porcupine Seabight and Abyssal Plain, and bathyal depths off the Bahamas and Hawaii.

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