ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mesotrophic

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Mesotrophic is an adjective meaning (biology) describing organisms that inhabit such water.

Meaning

(biology) describing organisms that inhabit such water.

More Meanings

  1. (geography, of a body of water) providing intermediate (right) level of nutrients and minerals, nor eutrophic (too high), nor oligotrophic (too low level).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oligomesotrophic, eutrophic, euthropic, midtrophic, mineratrophic, mesothermal.

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