abyssopelagic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
abyss (“abyss”) + pelagic (“open ocean”)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abyssopelagic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
pf or pertaining to the depths of the ocean
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References edit
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 9