pelagic

Meaning

Adj

1. Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
2. Of or pertaining to oceans.

Noun

Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

Synonyms

oceanic

Translations

pélagique

oceánico

pelágico

oceànic

océanique

pelagico

oceanico

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oceanisch

pelàgic

ozeanisch

pelágico

oceânico

pelagisch

πελαγικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈlæd͡ʒɪk/

Etymology

From Latin pelagicus (and possibly pelagus); from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).