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/bath'euh peuh laj"ik/, adj. Oceanog.pertaining to or living in the bathyal region of an ocean.[1905-10; BATHY- + PELAGIC]
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bathypelagic — pertaining to the mid waters below the level of light penetration between depths of 2000 and 4000 metres (or 900 3700m, 1000 6000 m, 1000 4000 m or 1000 2500 m, sources differ), e.g. Cyclothone microdon, Argyropelecus aculeatus and Gastrostomus… … Dictionary of ichthyology
bathypelagic — /bæθipəˈlædʒɪk/ (say batheepuh lajik) adjective of, relating to, or inhabiting the bathypelagic zone. {bathy + pelagic} …
bathypelagic zone — the pelagic environment at bathypelagic depths … Dictionary of ichthyology
bathypelagic — adjective Date: circa 1900 of, relating to, or living in the ocean depths especially between approximately 2000 and 12,000 feet (600 and 3600 meters) … New Collegiate Dictionary
bathypelagic — adj. [Gr. bathys, deep; pelagos, sea] Living on or near the bottom in the depths of the ocean; see epipelagic, mesopelagic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bathypelagic — adjective Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep. See Also: bathal zone, epipelagic, mesopelagic, abyssopelagic, hadalpelagic … Wiktionary
bathypelagic — Zone in the ocean deeper than 1000 m below the surface, or pertaining to its inhabitants [Butler, T.H.] … Crustacea glossary
bathypelagic — Of the deep sea. Refers to the depths between roughly 3000 feet below the surface and the bottom of the sea. No food accumulates in these waters [23] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
bathypelagic — [ˌbaθɪpɪ ladʒɪk] adjective Biology (of fish and other organisms) inhabiting the sea at a depth of between about 1,000 and 3,000 metres (approximately 3,300 and 9,800 ft), where it is dark and cold … English new terms dictionary
bathypelagic — bathy·pelagic … English syllables
