sublittoral

sublittoral
/sub lit"euhr euhl/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the littoral and bathyal zones, from the low water line to the edge of the continental shelf, or to a depth of approximately 660 ft. (200 m).
2. being or situated in the zone of a lake extending from the lowest depth of rooted photosynthetic plants to the level at which the photosynthetic rate of flora equals the respiration rate.
n.
3. a sublittoral zone or region.
[1840-50; SUB- + LITTORAL]

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