PELAGIC


Meaning of PELAGIC in English

adj. 1 of or performed on the open sea (pelagic whaling). 2 (of marine life) belonging to the upper layers of the open sea.

[ L pelagicus f. Gk pelagikos (as PELAGIAN) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.