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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oligotrophic /ˌɒlɪgə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk, -ˈtrɒfɪk/

▶adjective Ecology (of a body of water) relatively poor in plant nutrients and containing abundant oxygen in the deeper parts.

– derivatives
oligotrophy noun.

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