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mesopelagic

[mez-uh-puh-laj-ik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]

adjective Oceanography.

of, pertaining to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).

Origin:
1945–50; meso- + pelagic

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mesopelagic (ˌmɛsəʊpəˈlædʒɪk)

—*adj*
	of, relating to, or inhabiting the intermediate depths of the ocean between approximately 100 and 1000 metres

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