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tychopelagic

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Etymology edit

From týchon (“chance”) and pelagos (“open sea,”).

Adjective edit

tychopelagic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) A reference to organisms that are normally benthic, but, carried up into the water column, became pelagic by chance factors.
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