BATHYAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bathyal zone (the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone)

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