Meaning

1 senses
  1. The oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure.

    Abyssal

    абисса́льabissálʹ

More definitions
  • the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The oceanic ecosystem includes the pelagic zone, the benthic zone, and the abyssal zone.

  2. The falling of dead whales in the abyssal zone generate interesting microecosystems that last a relatively long time.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
deep ocean:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
deep ocean:

Forms

plural: abyssal zones
Singularabyssal zone
Pluralabyssal zones

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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