| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| neritic |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ne·rit·ic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n -r t k |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or inhabiting the ocean waters between the low tide mark and a depth of about a hundred fathoms (200 meters): neritic plankton. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German neritisch, perhaps ultimately from Nereus, Nereus.
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