profundal
Meanings
adj
- Relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones.
noun
- Ellipsis of profundal zone.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin profundus (“deep”) + -al.
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