zonolimnetic

adjective

zo·​no·​limnetic

"+

: of or relating to a definite zone in depth

—used especially of freshwater planktonic animals

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary zon- + limnetic; originally formed as German zonolimnetisch

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