mesopelagic

mesopelagic
/mez'euh peuh laj"ik, mes'-, mee'zeuh-, -seuh-/, adj. Oceanog.
of, pertaining to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 ft. (180 m) and 3000 ft. (900 m).
[1945-50; MESO- + PELAGIC]

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