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Bathypelagic Bath Uh Puh Laj Ik Adjective Relating Living Depths Ocean Meters

Front bathypelagic \bath-uh-puh-LAJ-ik\
Back adjective
Of, relating to, or living in the depths of the ocean, especially between about 600 and 3,000 meters (2,000 and 10,000 feet).

[Bathy- deep + Greek pelagikos, sea.]

"Below this region are the bathypelagic fishes, with small eyes and luminescent organs ..." - Leonard P. Schultz, Fish, Colliers Encyclopedia CD-ROM, 28 Feb 1996.

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