| NOUN | object | bathyal zone, continental slope, bathyal district | the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone |
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| Meaning | The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone. | |
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| Synonyms | continental slope, bathyal district | |
| Broader | ocean floor, sea floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones | The bottom of a sea or ocean |
| Spanish | talud continental, zona batial | |
| Adjectives | bathyal | relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope) |
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