单词	pelagic
释义	pelagicpe‧lag‧ic /pəˈlædʒɪk/ adjective technical Word Origin WORD ORIGINpelagic Origin: 1600-1700 Latin pelagicus, from Greek, from pelagos ‘sea’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a pelagic shark EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A pelagic habit and a delicate, gelatinous body account for their poor fossil record. It has set a total quota for all pelagic species of just 60,000 tonnes for 1991. Larvae may immediately become bottom dwellers or pelagic for a short period to be broadcast over vast distances by ocean currents. Overfishing alone is responsible for the sorry state of the pelagic fish populations. They became masters of the pelagic realm, possibly swimming in schools like their distant relatives the squids. Were these organisms pelagic or benthic? word sets WORD SETS► Fish anchovy, nounbarracuda, nounbass, nouncarp, nouncod, nounconger eel, noundab, noundogfish, noundorsal, adjectivedory, nouneel, nounfin, nounfish, nounfish farm, nounflatfish, nounflounder, nounflying fish, noungill, noungoldfish, nounguppy, nounhaddock, nounhake, nounhalibut, nounherring, nounmarlin, nounminnow, nounmullet, nounpelagic, adjectiveperch, nounpike, nounpilchard, nounpiranha, nounplaice, nounray, nounroach, nounsalmon, nounsardine, nounschool, nounshark, nounskate, nounsnapper, nounsole, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsprat, nounsturgeon, nounsunfish, nountiddler, nountrout, nountuna, nountunny, nounturbot, nounwhitebait, nounwhiting, noun relating to or living in the deep sea, far from shore:  pelagic fish
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