Pelagic Synonyms

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Synonyms for Pelagic

oceanic
Designating or of the ecological zone (oceanic zone) beyond the neritic zone in the ocean
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aquatic
Consisting of, relating to, or being in water:
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maritime
Living near or in the sea.
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marine
Marine is defined as something related to water or the sea.
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thalassic
Of, or relating to seas and oceans
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Words Related to Pelagic

pelagics
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macoma
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seabird
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demersal
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midwater
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deep-sea
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sea
Of, connected with, or for use at sea
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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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