Associations to the word «Bathyal»

Wiktionary

BATHYAL, adjective. Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres

Dictionary definition

BATHYAL, adjective. Relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope).

Wise words

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