neritic
pronunciation
How to pronounce neritic in British English:
UK [nɪ'rɪtɪk]
How to pronounce neritic in American English:
US [nɪ'rɪtɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep
- relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacost
Word Origin
- neritic (adj.)
- 1891, from German neritisch (Haeckel, 1890), perhaps from Nerita, a genus of molluscs.
Example
- 1. Studies on antioxidative activity of hydrolysates from neritic squid sarcoplasmic protein .
- 2. Delta facies mainly distributed in the west , northeast , and southeast ; the ancient land mass nearby is the main source system ; the carbonate platform is mainly in the northwest and east of the work area ; the neritic bathyal phase is widely distributed .