adjective
Relating to or inhabiting the layer of the water column in the open ocean that lies between the epipelagic and bathypelagic layers at depths of about 200 to 1,000 meters (656-3,280 feet).
mesopelagic
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Describing a pelagic zone of the oceans between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones
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mesopelagic - Medical Definition
adj.
Relating to or inhabiting the layer of the water column in the open ocean that lies between the epipelagic and bathypelagic layers at depths of about 200 to 1,000 meters (656–3,280 feet).
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