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deep' scat'tering lay"er



Oceanog.
a zone of biological origin within the ocean, at a depth of 900–1200 ft. (270–360 m), which scatters sounding echoes.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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