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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

batipelágico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: batispeˈlaxiko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bathypelagic/ˌbæθ.ɪ.pəˈlædʒ.ɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45200 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La zona batipelágica se extiende entre los 1.000 y 4.000 metros de profundidad."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the deep layer of the ocean zone lying between the mesopelagic and abyssopelagic zones, generally between 1,000 and 4,000 meters below the surface.

    "Many bathypelagic fish possess bioluminescent organs to attract prey in the perpetual darkness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'bathys' meaning deep and 'pelagikos' meaning of the open sea. It entered scientific English in the late 19th century to describe oceanographic zones based on depth and light penetration.

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