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单词 pelagic
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pe•lag•ic  (pə laj′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Ecology, Oceanographyof or pertaining to the open seas or oceans.
  2. Ecology, Oceanographyliving or growing at or near the surface of the ocean, far from land, as certain organisms. Cf. neritic, oceanic. 
  • Greek pelagikós, equivalent. to pélag(os) the sea + -ikos -ic
  • Latin pelagicus
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pelagic /pɛˈlædʒɪk/ adj
  1. of or relating to the open sea: pelagic whaling
  2. (of marine life) living or occurring in the upper waters of open sea
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pelagicus, from pelagus, from Greek pelagos sea
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