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pelagic — PELÁGIC, Ă, pelagici, ce, adj. 1. (În sintagma) Zonă pelagică = totalitatea apelor din lacuri, mări şi oceane situate deasupra zonelor de fund (începând de la adâncimea de circa 200 m). ♦ Care se referă la zona definită mai sus, care aparţine… … Dicționar Român
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pelagic — pertaining to the sea, 1650s, from L. pelagicus, from Gk. pelagikos, from pelagos sea, from PIE *p(e)lag to spread out (Cf. Gk. plagos side, L. plaga hunting net, curtain, region ), from root *pele spread out, flat (see PLANE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
pelagic — *aquatic, marine, oceanic, thalassic, neritic, abyssal, lacustrine, fluvial, fluviatile … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pelagic — [pi laj′ik] adj. [L pelagicus < Gr pelagos, the sea < IE * plāg , to spread out < base * plā > PLAIN1] of the ocean waters; esp., of the oceanic zone, as distinguished from the benthic regions of the ocean … English World dictionary
pelagic — adjective Etymology: Latin pelagicus, from Greek pelagikos, from pelagos sea more at plagal Date: circa 1656 of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea ; oceanic < pelagic sediment > < pelagic birds > • pelagic noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
pelagic — Fish that spend most of their life swimming in the water column as opposed to resting on the bottom are known as pelagic species … Fisheries — dictionary
pelagic — pe|lag|ic [pıˈlædʒık] adj technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: pelagicus, from Greek, from pelagos sea ] relating to or living in the deep sea, far from shore ▪ pelagic fish … Dictionary of contemporary English
pelagic — pe|lag|ic [ pə lædʒık ] adjective SCIENCE relating to the parts of the ocean that are far from land a. pelagic fish live near the surface of the ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pelagic — [pɪ ladʒɪk] adjective 1》 relating to the open sea. 2》 (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea. ↘(of a bird) inhabiting the open sea and returning to shore only to breed. noun a pelagic fish or bird. Origin C17: via L.… … English new terms dictionary
