profundal
profundal adjective: relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones. Also the ellipsis of profundal zone.
Adjective
profundal (not comparable)
- Relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones.
- However, if some of the bottom area has fine-grained sediments and is free of all conspicuous plants and algae, this area is often considered the profundal zone.1990, Atlas of Alberta Lakes, page 45
- C. staphylinus is common and abundant in northern Europe and the USA, and is found in permanent shallow ponds, rivers and the littoral zone of lakes. It occurs also in deep alpine lakes, but not in the profundal zone.1997, A. D. Ansell, R. N. Gibson, Margaret Barnes, Oceanography And Marine Biology, volume 35, page 279
Also used as
profundal is also the ellipsis of profundal zone.
Forms of profundal
| plural | profundals |
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Origin of profundal
From Latin profundus (“deep”) + -al.
Questions about profundal
- What does profundal mean?
- Profundal means relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones.
- What part of speech is profundal?
- Profundal is an adjective.
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