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circalittoral

circalittoral noun: 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.

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.

Forms of circalittoral

comparativemore circalittoral
superlativemost circalittoral

Origin of circalittoral

From circa- + littoral.

Questions about circalittoral

What does circalittoral mean?
Circalittoral means 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.
What part of speech is circalittoral?
Circalittoral can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near circalittoral in the dictionary

  1. circadian rhythms
  2. circadianity
  3. circadianly
  4. Circaean
  5. circahoralian
  6. circalittoral
  7. circalunar
  8. circalunidian
  9. circannual
  10. circannually
  11. circar

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