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epilimnial

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ep⋅i⋅lim⋅ni⋅on

  [ep-uh-lim-nee-on, -uhn]
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–noun, plural -ni⋅a  [-nee-uh] .
(in certain lakes) the layer of water above the thermocline.
Origin:
1905–10; epi- + Gk límnion small pond, dim. of límnē pool, lake

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅lim⋅net⋅ic  [ep-uh-lim-net-ik] , ep⋅i⋅lim⋅ni⋅al, adjective
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