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MESO-NERITIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biogeography
  • Oceanography
  • Marine Biology
CONT

The upper Aptian Windalia Radiolarite was deposited in the mid-neritic zone (probably about 30-50 m deep) ...

CONT

Ecological data for molluscs indicate an intertidal to meso-neritic zone.

OBS

medi- or medio- [from Latin medius middle, middle of, mid, neutral, ordinary] In the middle. ... mes- or meso- [from Greek mesos middle, in the middle].

OBS

middle neritic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • mesoneritic
  • medioneritic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biogéographie
  • Océanographie
  • Biologie marine
OBS

médio- : Élément tiré du latin medius «moyen, qui est au milieu», entrant dans la construction de mots savants [...]; les mots construits sont des adjectifs. [Exemple :] médiolittoral.

OBS

méso- : Élément tiré du grec [...] qui est situé au milieu, servant à construire des mots du vocabulaire scientifique. [Exemple :] mésopélagique.

OBS

médionéritique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • médio-néritique
  • méso-néritique

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