abyssopelagic
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
abyss (“abyss”) + pelagic (“open ocean”)
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ædʒɪk
Adjective
abyssopelagic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
Translations
pf or pertaining to the depths of the ocean
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References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 9