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ne⋅rit⋅ic

  [nuh-rit-ik]
–adjective
of or pertaining to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
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Compare oceanic, pelagic.

Origin:
< G neritisch (1890), appar. after Gk Nērēís Nereid or Nēreús Nereus, though derivation is unclear; see -ic
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ne·rit·ic   (nə-rĭt'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or inhabiting the ocean waters between the low tide mark and a depth of about a hundred fathoms (200 meters): neritic plankton.

[German neritisch, perhaps ultimately from Nereus, Nereus.]
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neritic   (nə-rĭt'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to the ocean waters over the sublittoral region of the ocean floor, ranging in depth between the low tide mark to about 200 m (656 ft). See more at epipelagic zone.
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