- Pelagic
- Pelagic Pe*lag"ic, a. [L. pelagicus.] Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast. [1913 Webster]
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pelagic — PELÁGIC, Ă, pelagici, ce, adj. 1. (În sintagma) Zonă pelagică = totalitatea apelor din lacuri, mări şi oceane situate deasupra zonelor de fund (începând de la adâncimea de circa 200 m). ♦ Care se referă la zona definită mai sus, care aparţine… … Dicționar Român
pelagic — pertaining to the sea, 1650s, from L. pelagicus, from Gk. pelagikos, from pelagos sea, from PIE *p(e)lag to spread out (Cf. Gk. plagos side, L. plaga hunting net, curtain, region ), from root *pele spread out, flat (see PLANE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
pelagic — *aquatic, marine, oceanic, thalassic, neritic, abyssal, lacustrine, fluvial, fluviatile … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pelagic — [pi laj′ik] adj. [L pelagicus < Gr pelagos, the sea < IE * plāg , to spread out < base * plā > PLAIN1] of the ocean waters; esp., of the oceanic zone, as distinguished from the benthic regions of the ocean … English World dictionary
pelagic — adjective Etymology: Latin pelagicus, from Greek pelagikos, from pelagos sea more at plagal Date: circa 1656 of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea ; oceanic < pelagic sediment > < pelagic birds > • pelagic noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
pelagic — Fish that spend most of their life swimming in the water column as opposed to resting on the bottom are known as pelagic species … Fisheries — dictionary
pelagic — Of, relating to, or living in open oceans or seas rather than waters adjacent to land or inland waters. Fish that spend most of their life swimming in the water column as opposed to resting on the bottom are known as pelagic species … Fisheries — dictionary
pelagic — pe|lag|ic [pıˈlædʒık] adj technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: pelagicus, from Greek, from pelagos sea ] relating to or living in the deep sea, far from shore ▪ pelagic fish … Dictionary of contemporary English
pelagic — pe|lag|ic [ pə lædʒık ] adjective SCIENCE relating to the parts of the ocean that are far from land a. pelagic fish live near the surface of the ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pelagic — [pɪ ladʒɪk] adjective 1》 relating to the open sea. 2》 (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea. ↘(of a bird) inhabiting the open sea and returning to shore only to breed. noun a pelagic fish or bird. Origin C17: via L.… … English new terms dictionary
