neritic

adjective

relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast

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

Roots

neritesnerit- · Greek · sea-shell, sea nymph ikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to

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