pelagic
Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
Other meanings
Of or pertaining to oceans.
Synonyms
- oceanic
Related words
- abyssalpelagic
- benthopelagic
- biopelagic
- cryopelagic
- hadalpelagic
- holopelagic
- nonpelagic
- pelagically
- pelagic trawl
- pelagic zone
- abyssopelagic
- allopelagic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πελαγικός".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pelagic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.