neritic

Phonetic Respelling: [ nuh-rit-ik ]

Definition:

adj. 1 of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep; 2 of or formed in the region of shallow seas near a coastline

Sentence:

The biologist studied the neritic fauna.

More example sentences:

The biologist studied the neritic fauna.

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The neritic zone is also called the coastal waters.

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Synonyms:

region of sea; sea over the continental shelf; shallow sea

Antonyms:

inland

Neritic rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • bittick
  • chittick
  • citic
  • critic
  • zitek
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • arthritic
  • cushitic
  • dendritic
  • granitic
  • hamitic
  • palmitic
  • semitic
  • soditic
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • analytic
  • catalytic
  • halophytic
  • hemolytic
  • paralytic
  • parasitic
  • porphyritic
  • thrombolytic
• Five Syllable Rhymes
  • electrolytic
  • hermaphroditic
• Six Syllable Rhymes
  • psychoanalytic