bathyal

== English == === Etymology === From bathy- +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæθi.əl/, /ˈbeɪθi.əl/ === Adjective === bathyal (not comparable) Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres ==== Hypernyms ==== benthic ==== Translations ==== == French == === Adjective === bathyal (feminine bathyale, masculine plural bathyaux, feminine plural bathyales) bathyal === Further reading === “bathyal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012