[lim-net-ik] 
| pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake. |
t(ēs) marsh-dwelling (límn(ē) pool, marsh + -ētēs extended form of -tēs agent suffix, from v. stems ending in -ē-) + -ic 
| lim·net·ic (lĭm-nět'ĭk) adj. Of or occurring in the deeper, open waters of lakes or ponds. [From Greek limnētēs, marsh-dwelling, from limnē, lake.] |