Neritic Definition
nə-rĭtĭk
adjective
Designating or of the ecological zone (neritic zone) of the continental shelf extending from low tide to a depth of c. 660 ft (c. 200 m)
Webster's New World
Describing a marine environment of shallow waters.
Wiktionary
Origin of Neritic
German neritisch perhaps ultimately from Nereus Nereus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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