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epilimnion definition

☆ epi·lim·nion (ep′ə lim′nē än′, -ən)

noun

an unfrozen lake's warm, upper layer of oxygen-rich water that is above the thermocline

Etymology: ModL < epi- + Gr limnion, dim. of limnē, marshy lake, prob. < IE base *(e)lei-, to bend > limb

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