Definition of Aphotic

a region of water that is so deep that it does not receive sunlight

Examples of Aphotic in a sentence

In the aphotic section of the ocean, many sea creatures have the ability to glow in the pitch black depths.  🔊

The aphotic part of the ocean is so deep that even the best technology cannot reach the bottom.  🔊

Creatures who live in the aphotic zone of the ocean have adapted to life without sunlight by developing extrasensory tentacles or whiskers to sense prey.  🔊

Only creatures who can survive without sunlight can live in aphotic bodies of water.  🔊

Aphotic areas of water receive less than one percent of sunlight and are home to creatures who can survive several hundred meters below the surface.  🔊

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