mesopelagic
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mesopelagic
adjective
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Describing the pelagic zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones, characterized by very minimal light.
For those animals living in the mesopelagic zone, where some light downwells from the surface, a visual predator looking up at them could see a silhouette.
Similar: twilight
noun mesopelagics
- A mesopelagic fish
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adj relating to the zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones
| Português | mesopelágico |
|---|---|
| Русский | мезопелагиаль mezopelagialʹ |
Talk about this word "mesopelagic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mesopelagic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mesopelagic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mesopelagic "mesopelagic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mesopelagic.Cite this
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title = {mesopelagic},
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