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pelagic Definition


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pelagic
adj
    1. technical
      Relating to, or carried out on, the deep open sea.
    2. Denoting floating plankton and fish, and other organisms that swim freely in the surface waters. Compare benthos, nekton.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek pelagos sea.



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