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limnetic definition

lim·netic (lim net′ik)

adjective

designating, of, or living in the open waters of lakes, away from shore vegetation

Etymology: < Gr limnē, marsh (see limnology) + E -etic < L or Gr: L -eticus < Gr -etikos, adj. suffix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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