Pelagic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
Adjective
1
relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
"oceanic islands like Bermuda"
"oceanic currents"
"oceanic birds"
"pelagic organisms"
"pelagic whaling"
2
Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
Example Sentences
"oceanic islands like Bermuda"
adjective
"oceanic currents"
adjective
"oceanic birds"
adjective
"pelagic organisms"
adjective
"pelagic whaling"
adjective
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