pelagic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
    oceanic.
    • oceanic islands like Bermuda
    • oceanic currents
    • oceanic birds
    • pelagic organisms
    • pelagic whaling

WordNet


Pe*lag"ic adjective
Etymology
L. pelagicus.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast.

Webster 1913