Mesopelagic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mesopelagic is an adjective meaning A mesopelagic fish.
Meaning
A mesopelagic fish.
More Meanings
- (oceanography) Describing the pelagic zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones, characterized by very minimal light.
Example Sentences
For those animals living in the mesopelagic zone, where some light downwells from the surface, a visual predator looking up at them could see a silhouette.
Word Forms
- mesopelagics
Synonyms for mesopelagic
Depending on context, synonyms include twilight.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include holopelagic, biopelagic, semipelagic, tychopelagic, mesotrophic, mesophylic.
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