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pe·lagic (pi laj′ik)

adjective

of the ocean waters; esp., of the oceanic zone, as distinguished from the benthic regions of the ocean

Etymology: L pelagicus < Gr pelagos, the sea < IE *plāg-, to spread out < base *plā- > plain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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