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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmesopelagisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mezopelagɪʃ
"Die mesopelagische Zone liegt zwischen 200 und 1000 Metern Tiefe."
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Relating to the part of the ocean between 200 and 1,000 meters below the surface, receiving faintly filtered twilight.
"Many mesopelagic fish migrate vertically to the surface at night to feed."
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The mesopelagic zone of the ocean.
"Creatures living in the mesopelagic have adapted to low light levels."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 20th century from Greek 'meso-' (middle) + 'pelagikos' (of the sea, from pelagos 'open sea').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "mesopelagic" is said worldwide
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mésopélagique
Transliteration: mezopelazhik
"La zone mésopélagique abrite des organismes bioluminescents."
mesopelagisch
Transliteration: mezopelagɪʃ
"Die mesopelagische Zone liegt zwischen 200 und 1000 Metern Tiefe."
mesopelagico
Transliteration: mezopeladʒiko
"Gli animali mesopelagici spesso possiedono organi bioluminescenti."
mesopelágico
Transliteration: mesopelaxiko
"La zona mesopelágica también es conocida como la zona crepuscular."
mesopelágico
Transliteration: mezopelaxiku
"A camada mesopelágica recebe pouca luz solar."
मध्य-महासागरीय
Transliteration: madhya-mahāsāgarīya
"मध्य-महासागरीय क्षेत्र में बहुत कम प्रकाश पहुँचता है।"
中层浮游的
Transliteration: zhōngcéng fúyóu de
Script: 中层带的
"中层带生物适应了微弱的光线。"
중층수심대
Transliteration: jungcheung susimdae
"중층수심대에 사는 생물들은 어둠에 적응되어 있다."
中深海帯の
Transliteration: chūshinkaitai no
"中深海帯にはユニークな生態系が存在する。"
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