circalittoral

English

Etymology

circa +‎ littoral

Noun

circalittoral (uncountable)

  1. The region of the sublittoral zone which extends from the lower limit of the infralittoral to the maximum depth at which photosynthesis is still possible.

Adjective

circalittoral (comparative more circalittoral, superlative most circalittoral)

  1. Situated in this region of the sublittoral zone.

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