Definition of pelagic Pelagic

/pʌlæˈʤɪk/ - [pulatjik] - pe•lag•ic

We found 5 definitions of pelagic from 5 different sources.

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What does pelagic mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

pelagic - relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling"
  oceanic
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pelagic (a.)
    Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pelagic
    Refers to fish and animals that live in the open sea, away from the sea bottom.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pelagic
    pē-laj′ik, adj. inhabiting the deep sea, marine, oceanic. [Gr. pelagos, the sea.]

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