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hemipelagic

hemipelagic adjective: describing a marine environment that has both neritic and pelagic characteristics.

Adjective

hemipelagic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a marine environment that has both neritic and pelagic characteristics.

Origin of hemipelagic

From hemi- + pelagic.

Words formed from hemipelagic

Questions about hemipelagic

What does hemipelagic mean?
Hemipelagic means describing a marine environment that has both neritic and pelagic characteristics.
What part of speech is hemipelagic?
Hemipelagic is an adjective.

Words near hemipelagic in the dictionary

  1. hemiparkinsonic
  2. hemiparkinsonism
  3. hemiparkinsonisms
  4. hemipeen
  5. hemipeens
  6. hemipelagic
  7. hemipelagic sediment
  8. hemipelagite
  9. hemipelagites
  10. hemipelvectomies
  11. hemipelvectomy

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