"neritic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /nəˈɹɪtɪk/
Rhymes: -ɪtɪk Etymology: First attested in 1891. Borrowed from German neritisch, from Ancient Greek Νηρίτης (Nērítēs, “minor sea god”) + German -isch (“-ic”). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1891}} First attested in 1891, {{bor+|en|de|neritisch}} Borrowed from German neritisch, {{der|en|grc|Νηρίτης||minor sea god}} Ancient Greek Νηρίτης (Nērítēs, “minor sea god”), {{der|en|de|-isch||-ic}} German -isch (“-ic”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} neritic (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to a marine environment of shallow waters. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: sublittoral Related terms: nerite Translations (Translations): néritique [feminine, masculine] (French), neritisch (German), neritico (Italian), nerytyczny (Polish), nerítico (Portuguese), neritic (Romanian), nerítico (Spanish)
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