Pelagic - English meaning
Pelagic – definitions in English dictionary
adjectiveRelating to the open sea.
Usage examples:
The kittiwakes return from their pelagic winter wanderings
nounA pelagic fish or bird.
Usage examples:
Turtles, large shoals of fish and pelagics including hammerhead, sharks, manta rays and whale shark…
adjectiveRelating to or living in areas of the sea away from the land
Usage examples:
Pelagic birds spend much of their time at sea., fishing would be limited to pelagic species, such a…
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Word origin
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pelagikos, from pelagios ‘of the sea’ (from pelagos ‘level surface of the sea’).
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