paralimnion
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Related to paralimnion: hypolimnion
paralimnion
(ˌpærəˈlɪmnɪɒn)n, pl -nions or -nia (-nɪə)
(Biology) ecology the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
[from para-1 + Greek limnē lake]
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