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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: pelagicus, from Greek, from pelagos 'sea'

pelagic

 adjective
     
Related topics: Fish, Water
pe‧lag‧ic technical
HBFTTW relating to or living in the deep sea, far from shore:
pelagic fish
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