English Explanatory Dictionary

pelagic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
  2. Of or pertaining to oceans.
noun
  1. Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

Pronunciation

/pəˈlæd͡ʒɪk/ /pɛˈlæd͡ʒɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pelagic.wav

Word forms

pelagic more pelagic most pelagic pelagics

Etymology

From Latin pelagicus (and possibly pelagus); from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). By surface analysis, -pelag + -ic.

Derived words

abyssalpelagic abyssopelagic allopelagic archipelagic bathypelagic benthopelagic biopelagic chimopelagic cryopelagic epipelagic eupelagic hadalpelagic hadopelagic hemipelagic holopelagic mesopelagic micropelagic nonpelagic nyctipelagic pelagically pelagic trawl pelagic zone semipelagic
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