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neritic definition

ne·ritic (nē rit′ik, nə-)

adjective

designating or of the ecological zone (neritic zone) of the continental shelf extending from low tide to a depth of c. 100 fathoms (c. 180 m)

Etymology: < Gr nēritēs, a sea snail (< Nereus, Nereus) + -ic

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