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sublittoral

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 200 words | Copyright

sublittoral
1. The zone of a lake or pond where the water is 6–10 m deep.

2. The zone of the sea lying between the littoral zone and the edge of the continental shelf or a depth of about 200 m.

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