Meaning Of The Word Bathyal

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bathyal in American English
designating or of the ecological zone (bathyal zone) along the continental slope of the ocean floor between c. 100 and 2,000 fathoms (c. 180 and 3,650 m)
adjective: of or pertaining to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the sublittoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 660 to 13,000 ft. (200 to 4000 m)

bathyal in British English
adjective: denoting or relating to an ocean depth of between 200 and 2000 metres (about 100 and 1000 fathoms), corresponding to the continental slope

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