'Pelagic' definitions:
Definition of 'pelagic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" [syn: oceanic, pelagic]
Definition of 'Pelagic'
From: GCIDE
- Pelagic \Pe*lag"ic\, a. [L. pelagicus.] Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast. Compare benthic. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pelagic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bathymetric,
- bathyorographical,
- deep-sea,
- hydrographic,
- marine,
- maritime,
- nautical,
- naval,
- navigational,
- ocean-going,
- oceanic,
- oceanographic,
- salty,
- seafaring,
- seamanlike,
- seamanly,
- terriginous,
- thalassic,
- water-borne