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adj. 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.

adj. Describing a marine environment of shallow waters

adj. Relating to the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacost.

Of or pertaining to the water near the coast, as contrasted with the high sea.

adj. relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast

adj. of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep

"In the highest, is the so-called neritic zone, -- the oceanic surface, diaphanous and luminous, far from any coast."

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