† pelagiousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pelagius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin pelagius of or belonging to the sea (see pelagian adj.² and n.²) + -ous suffix. Compare pelagic adj., pelagian adj.²

Obsolete. rare.

= pelagic adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > relating to or existing in ocean

oceanic1656

oceanine1656

pelagic1656

pelagious1661

pelagian1696

oceanous1730

pantopelagian1857

pelagial1899

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A6^v Fishes, which are, I. Marine, and these are either pelagious, living in the main sea,..or littoral.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pelagius,..of swimming birds, comprehending those that frequent the sea, where they find their food: pelagious.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	pelagious
释义	† pelagiousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pelagius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin pelagius of or belonging to the sea (see pelagian adj.² and n.²) + -ous suffix. Compare pelagic adj., pelagian adj.² Obsolete. rare. = pelagic adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > relating to or existing in ocean oceanic1656 oceanine1656 pelagic1656 pelagious1661 pelagian1696 oceanous1730 pantopelagian1857 pelagial1899 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A6^v Fishes, which are, I. Marine, and these are either pelagious, living in the main sea,..or littoral. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pelagius,..of swimming birds, comprehending those that frequent the sea, where they find their food: pelagious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1661
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