pelagic
11pelagic — [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.… …
12pelagic — adjective technical connected with or living in the deep sea, far from shore: pelagic fish …
13pelagic — UK [pəˈlædʒɪk] / US adjective science a) relating to the parts of the sea that are far from land b) pelagic fish live near the surface of the sea …
14pelagic — a. pertaining to or found in open sea, or near surface of sea. ♦ pelagial, a. ♦ pelagian, n. & a. pelagic (animal) …
15pelagic — adj. 1 of or performed on the open sea (pelagic whaling). 2 (of marine life) belonging to the upper layers of the open sea. Etymology: L pelagicus f. Gk pelagikos (as PELAGIAN) …
16Pelagic stingray — Conservation status …
17Pelagic sediments — Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine grained sediment that has accumulated by the settling of particles through the water column to the ocean floor beneath the open ocean far from land. These particles consist primarily of either the… …
18Pelagic Ecology of the Low Salinity San Francisco Estuary — Pelagic organisms spend all or part of their lives in the open water, where habitat isdefined not by edges but by physiological tolerance to salinity and temperature. The LowSalinity Zone (LSZ) of the San Francisco Estuary constitutes a habitat… …
19Pelagic cod — Temporal range: Thanetian to Present[1] Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific cl …
20Pelagic fish — A school of large pelagic predator fish (giant trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies) Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or… …
