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sublittoral

/suhb-lit-er-uhl/US // sʌbˈlɪt ər əl //UK // (sʌbˈlɪtərəl) //

海底层,潮下层,潮下带,近海

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Ecology Geology.

    • : of or relating to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the littoral and bathyal zones, from the low water line to the edge of the continental shelf, or to a depth of approximately 660 feet.
    • : being or situated in the zone of a lake extending from the lowest depth of rooted photosynthetic plants to the level at which the photosynthetic rate of flora equals the respiration rate.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Ecology Geology.

    • : a sublittoral zone or region.

Examples

  • These remarks apply chiefly to littoral and sublittoral deposits.