English Explanatory Dictionary

limnetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the deeper, open water of a lake.
noun
  1. Any animal that lives in the limnetic zone.

Pronunciation

/lɪmˈnɛtɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-limnetic.wav

Word forms

limnetic limnetics

Etymology

By surface analysis, limn- + -etic.

Related words

benthic littoral profundal

Derived words

autolimnetic bathylimnetic epilimnetic hypolimnetic limnetic zone metalimnetic
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