neritic

ne·rit·ic  (n-rtk)

adj.

Of, relating to, or inhabiting the ocean waters between the low tide mark and a depth of about a hundred fathoms (200 meters): neritic plankton.

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[German neritisch, perhaps ultimately from Nereus, Nereus.]

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neritic  (n-rtk)

Relating to the ocean waters over the sublittoral region of the ocean floor, ranging in depth between the low tide mark to about 200 m (656 ft). See more at epipelagic zone.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	neritic - of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep; "neritic fauna"; "neritic oil"
	2.	neritic - relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast; "neritic fauna" shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"