pelagic

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Etymology [edit]

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

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Adjective [edit]

pelagic (comparative more pelagic, superlative most pelagic)

  1. (biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

Translations [edit]

living in the open sea

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