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bathyal

/ˈbæθi.əl/

bathyal adjective: relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres.

Adjective

bathyal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
    • Accessory benthic foraminiferal events reported by Berggren and Miller (1989) to occur in the late Eocene are the migrations into the bathyal realm from the neritic realm of planulinids and siphoninids.2003, Donald R. Prothero, From Greenhouse to Icehouse: The Marine Eocene-Oligocene Transition

Origin of bathyal

From bathy- + -al.

Words formed from bathyal

Phrases with bathyal

Questions about bathyal

What does bathyal mean?
Bathyal means relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres.
What part of speech is bathyal?
Bathyal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bathyal?
Bathyal is pronounced /ˈbæθi.əl/.

Words near bathyal in the dictionary

  1. bathwaters
  2. bathwatery
  3. bathwear
  4. bathy
  5. bathy-
  6. bathyal
  7. bathyal zone
  8. bathyal zones
  9. bathyarchaeal
  10. bathyarchaeotal
  11. bathybenthic

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