Definitions for pelagic

pelagic pe·lag·ic

Spelling: [puh-laj-ik]
IPA: /pəˈlædʒ ɪk/

Pelagic is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 187 anagrams from letters in pelagic (acegilp).

Definitions for pelagic

adjective

  1. of or relating to the open seas or oceans.
  2. living or growing at or near the surface of the ocean, far from land, as certain organisms.

Origin of pelagic

1650-60; Latin pelagicus Greek pelagikós, equivalent to pélag(os) the sea + -ikos -ic

Examples for pelagic

These birds are the most pelagic of all, and only visit the land to breed.

This species differs from the pelagic chiefly in having the forehead bare.

The fishes of this family are all pelagic, and most of them are highly valued for food.

In their morphological characters they gradually approach the pelagic forms upwards and the abyssal downwards.

The tadpoles of S. baudini, cyanosticta, phaeota, and puma are pelagic inhabitants of shallow ponds.

When disturbed the pelagic tadpoles usually dive and seek shelter amidst vegetation or in mud on the bottom.

The pelagic animals, therefore, were not found at the sea surface alone, but were also drawn from considerable depths.

The Cete are all predaceous, fish, pelagic crustaceans, and especially squids and cuttlefishes forming their principal food.

Both British and American sealers have been known to fly the Japanese flag when engaged in pelagic sealing in forbidden waters.

As they are pelagic, the shells are not readily to be obtained.

Word Value for pelagic
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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