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neritic

/nəˈɹɪtɪk/

neritic adjective: of or relating to a marine environment of shallow waters.

Adjective

neritic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a marine environment of shallow waters.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    sublittoral

Synonyms of neritic

Origin of neritic

First attested in 1891. Borrowed from German neritisch, from Ancient Greek Νηρίτης (Nērítēs, “minor sea god”) + German -isch (“-ic”).

Words that rhyme with neritic

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Questions about neritic

What does neritic mean?
Neritic means of or relating to a marine environment of shallow waters.
What part of speech is neritic?
Neritic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce neritic?
Neritic is pronounced /nəˈɹɪtɪk/.

Words near neritic in the dictionary

  1. nerisopam
  2. Nerissa
  3. neritaloside
  4. nerite
  5. nerites
  6. neritic
  7. neritid
  8. neritids
  9. neritiliid
  10. neritiliids
  11. neritimorph

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