Pelagic Definition

pə-lăjĭk
adjective
Of the ocean waters; esp., of the oceanic zone, as distinguished from the benthic regions of the ocean.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Pelagic

  • From Latin pelagicus (possibly pelagus); from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin pelagicus from Greek pelagikos from pelagos sea plāk-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pelagic Sentence Examples

  • Deep-sea forms also occur, but in spite of this the group is essentially pelagic.

  • In the shallower tropical waters, especially on the central ridge, considerable areas are covered by Pteropod ooze, a deposit consisting largely of the shells of pelagic molluscs.

  • The violent personalities of a pamphlet entitled Marie Joseph Chenier et le prince des critiques (1844), in reply to Jules Janin, brought him a six months' sojourn in La Pelagic, in the cell just quitted by Lamennais.

  • Fusus, Pyrula, Purpura, Murex, Nassa, Trophon, Voluta, &c. The float of the pelagic Janthina, to which the egg-capsules are attached, probably is also formed by the secretion of the pedal gland.

  • The odontophore also is remarkably developed, its lateral teeth being mobile, and it serves as an efficient organ for attacking the other pelagic forms on which the Heteropoda prey.

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