The oceanic ecosystem includes the pelagic zone, the benthic zone, and the abyssal zone.
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Pelagic
//pəˈlæd͡ʒɪk//
Synonyms for "pelagic" (24 found)
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17 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- морски adj (living in the open sea)
- океански adj (living in the open sea)
Catalan
1 entries- pelàgic adj (living in the open sea)
Czech
1 entries- pelagický adj (living in the open sea)
Dutch
1 entries- pelagisch adj (living in the open sea)
Finnish
1 entries- pelaginen adj (living in the open sea)
French
1 entries- pélagique adj (living in the open sea)
Galician
1 entries- peláxico adj (living in the open sea)
German
1 entries- pelagisch adj (living in the open sea)
Greek
1 entries- πελαγικός adj (living in the open sea)
Italian
1 entries- pelagico adj (living in the open sea)
Japanese
1 entries- 外洋性の adj (living in the open sea)
Korean
1 entries- 원양 adj (living in the open sea)
Polish
1 entries- żyjący blisko powierzchni wody adj (living in the open sea)
Portuguese
1 entries- pelágico adj (living in the open sea)
Romanian
1 entries- pelagic adj (living in the open sea)
Spanish
1 entries- pelágico adj (living in the open sea)
Sample sentences
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The oarfish, which can grow to more than 50 feet (15 meters), is a deep-water pelagic fish, the longest bony fish in the world, according to the Catalina Island Marine Institute.
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Besides, seeing a shark in an aquarium tank is not the same as seeing a shark in the wild, in its natural, pelagic habitat.
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The main fish species in freshwater ponds in China are silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp, common carp, crucian carp, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), mud carp (Cirrhinus molitorella), etc. According to their live habitat, they can be divided relatively into pelagic and benthic fish.
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