Definition of Pelagic in English :

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Pelagic meaning in English

Meaning of Pelagic in English

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Pelagic

see synonyms of pelagic

Adjective

1. oceanic, pelagic

relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean

Example Sentences:
'oceanic islands like Bermuda'
'oceanic currents'
'oceanic birds'
'pelagic organisms'
'pelagic whaling'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Pelagic

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adjective
1. 
of or relating to the open sea
pelagic whaling
2. 
(of marine life) living or occurring in the upper waters of open sea
3. 
(of geological formations) derived from material that has fallen to the bottom from the upper waters of the sea

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Pelagic

see synonyms of pelagic
adjective
of the ocean waters; esp., of the oceanic zone, as distinguished from the benthic regions of the ocean

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Pelagic

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adj.
Of, relating to, or living in open oceans or seas rather than waters adjacent to land or inland waters: pelagic birds.

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