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Answer for the clue "Of shallow water ", 7 letters:
neritic

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Word definitions for neritic in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep; "neritic fauna"; "neritic oil" relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacost; "neritic fauna"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1891, from German neritisch (Haeckel, 1890), perhaps from Nerita , a genus of molluscs.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
neritic \neritic\ adj. Relating to the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacost; as, neritic fauna.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Describing a marine environment of shallow waters

Usage examples of neritic.

Complex ecosystems flourish in neritic pools and flatlands, sliding on organic scree to the edge of rock shelves and dropping into a zone below light.

Charles Mercier of Toulon, and the second was a certain Don Mario, a fat and learned newt from Cuba carrying out scientific work in the field of plankton and neritic pelagial.