Definition of Mesopelagic

1. Adjective. Describing a pelagic zone of the oceans between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mesopelagic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesopelagic

mesonephros
mesoneuritis
mesonic
mesonium
mesonota
mesonotum
mesons
mesonychian
mesonychians
mesonychid
mesonychids
mesopallium
mesopause
mesopauses
mesopelagic (current term)
mesopexy
mesophanerophyte
mesophanerophytes
mesophase
mesophases
mesophil
mesophile
mesophiles
mesophilic
mesophlebitis
mesophlum
mesophragma
mesophryon
mesophyl

Literary usage of Mesopelagic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Understanding Marine Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for the Nation by National Research Council (1995)
"... and salt marshes mariculture the growing of marine animals and plants under specialized culture conditions mesopelagic referring to depths between 200 ..."

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