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Aphotic
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
aphotic
"untouched by sunlight, lightless" (in ref. to deep-sea regions), 1903, Mod.L., from Gk. a- "not, without" + phos (gen. photos) "light," related to phainein "to show, to bring to light" (see phantasm). Aphotic zone is recorded from 1913.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
aphotic  (ā-fō'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
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