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epipelagic

epipelagic adjective: synonym of photic (“Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).

Adjective

epipelagic (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of photic (“Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
    Synonyms:
    photic

Synonyms of epipelagic

Origin of epipelagic

From epi- + pelagic.

Words formed from epipelagic

Questions about epipelagic

What does epipelagic mean?
Epipelagic means synonym of photic (“Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
What part of speech is epipelagic?
Epipelagic is an adjective.

Words near epipelagic in the dictionary

  1. epiparietosquamosal
  2. epipastic
  3. epipedon
  4. epipedons
  5. epipelagial
  6. epipelagic
  7. epipelagic zone
  8. epipelagically
  9. epipelic
  10. epipelon
  11. epipen

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