circalittoral

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

circa +‎ littoral

Noun[edit]

circalittoral (uncountable)

  1. The region of the sublittoral zone which extends from the lower limit of the infralittoral to the maximum depth at which photosynthesis is still possible.

Adjective[edit]

circalittoral (comparative more circalittoral, superlative most circalittoral)

  1. Situated in this region of the sublittoral zone.

See also[edit]

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