pelagic
adjective/pəˈlædʒɪk/
Frequency rank: #18,572 most common English word
Meaning
relating to or living in the open sea, far from land or the sea bottom.
Example sentence
The research vessel collected pelagic fish samples from the open ocean, far from any coastline.
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