suboceanic

[ suhb-oh-shee-an-ik ]
/ ˌsʌb oʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk /

adjective

occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
of, relating to, or on the floor of the ocean: suboceanic plants.
Also sub·o·cean [suhb-oh-shuh n] /sʌbˈoʊ ʃən/.

Origin of suboceanic

First recorded in 1855–60; sub- + oceanic

Words nearby suboceanic

subnucleus, suboccipital, suboccipital muscle, suboccipital nerve, suboccipitobregmatic diameter, suboceanic, subofficer, suboptimal, suborbital, suborder, subordinal

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British Dictionary definitions for suboceanic

suboceanic
/ (sʌbˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk) /

adjective

formed or situated beneath the ocean or ocean floor