bathyal
(bath-y-al)
3 syllables
Definition
adjective. designating or of the ecological zone along the continental slope of the ocean floor between c. 100 and 2;000 fathoms c. 180 and 3;650 m
Example Sentence
The bathyal zone is from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain.
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