ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep;
- Example: "neritic fauna"
- Example: "neritic oil"

2. relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast;
- Example: "neritic fauna"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

neritic \neritic\ adj.
   Relating to the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the
   seacost; as, neritic fauna.
   [WordNet 1.5]